page_title: Official residence
section_title: Former royal residences
hierarchical_section_title: Official residence / Europe /  Germany / Former royal residences
caption_attribution_description: English: Mannheim palace is said to be one of the largest baroque palaces in the world
context_page_description: An official residence is the house or home that a head of state or head of government lives in.
context_section_description: Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany
  Stadtschloss, Potsdam (soon Landtag of Brandenburg seat)
  Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam
  Cecilienhof, Potsdam
  New Palace, Potsdam
  Sanssouci, Potsdam
  Stadtschloss, Berlin
  Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
  Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
  Reich Chancellery (office of the Chancellor of Germany)
  Friedrichsruh Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg)
  Varzin Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Farther Pomerania)
  Führerbunker, (Adolf Hitler's Berlin residence)
  Berghof, (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
  Kehlsteinhaus (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
  Wolf's Lair (Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II)
  Führer Headquarters
  Schoenhausen Palace, Berlin East German President (1949–1960)
  Majakowskiring, Berlin East German Leadership compound (to 1960),
  Waldsiedlung, East German Leadership compound (1960–1990), North of Berlin near Wandlitz, Brandenburg
  Bundeskanzleramt, Bonn, (Office of Chancellor of Germany, 1976–1999), today used for seat of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
  Kanzlerbungalow, Bonn, Private residence of the Chancellor of Germany and his family 1964–1999
  Other
  Dresden Castle
  Karlsruhe Palace
  Ludwigsburg Palace
  Munich Residenz
  Mannheim Palace
  Schloss Oldenburg
  Residenzschloss, Darmstadt
  Schwerin Castle (Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern seat)
  Veste Coburg
  Schloss Weimar
caption: Mannheim Palace
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