National Palace ( Dominican Republic ) - wikipedia National Palace ( Dominican Republic ) National Palace Palacio Nacional The National Palace in Santo Domingo General information Architectural style Neoclassical Location Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Coordinates 18 ° 28 ′ 27 '' N 69 ° 53 ′ 52 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.47417 ° N 69.89778 ° W ﻿ / 18.47417 ; - 69.89778 Coordinates : 18 ° 28 ′ 27 '' N 69 ° 53 ′ 52 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.47417 ° N 69.89778 ° W ﻿ / 18.47417 ; - 69.89778 Construction started February 27, 1944 ; 73 years ago ( 1944 - 02 - 27 ) Completed August 16, 1947 Technical details Floor area 18,000 m ( 190,000 sq ft ) Design and construction Architect Guido D'Alessandro The National Palace ( Spanish : Palacio Nacional ) is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch ( Presidency and Vice Presidency ) of the Dominican Republic. Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External links History Designed in a restrained neoclassical style by Italian architect Guido D'Alessandro at the behest of Rafael Trujillo, construction started on February 27, 1944 -- The centenary of Dominican independence -- and was inaugurated on August 16, 1947. Occupying an area of 18,000 square metres and luxuriously appointed throughout, the National Palace is considered one of the most beautiful buildings built in the Dominican Republic. The building stands on the grounds of the former Presidential Mansion ( Mansión Presidencial ), built during the United States military occupation of 1916 - 1924. Design While the president 's office is located within the palace, the Palacio Nacional is not an executive residence as the president does not live there ; there is no designated Executive Residence in Santo Domingo. The building comprises three stories. Building services are located at ground level. The main floor includes the ceremonial vestibule, the Presidential and Vice-presidential offices, and the Cabinet meeting room. The third storey houses the main reception rooms : the Hall of the Ambassadors, the Hall of the Caryatids, the Green Room, the Mahogany room, and the president 's private quarters. The dome, which rests on a windowed drum, is 34 metres high and has a diameter of 18 m. Inside, 18 columns sustain the dome. Most of the marble used throughout the building is Dominican, and was extracted from quarries in Samaná and Caballero. The Palacio Nacional complex also includes the `` presidential '' Chapel of San Rafael Arcángel, carried out in the same architectural style as the palace. In popular culture The Palace and mainly the Hall of the Caryatids was used for the new year 's scene in The Godfather Part II where Michael confronts Fredo about his betrayal. References Jump up ^ Editora Hoy. Nuestros Monumentos : Album Educativo en el Año del V Centenario del Descubrimiento y Envangelización de América. Santo Domingo : Editora Hoy, ( 1992 ). Jump up ^ `` El Padrino parte II ''. www.diariolibre.com. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 18. External links Tour of the National Palace ( in Spanish ) : http://www.presidencia.gob.do/app/galeria.aspx Official government residences in North America Antigua and Barbuda : Government House ( GG ) Bahamas : Government House ( GG ) Barbados : Government House ( GG ) Ilaro Court ( PM ) Canada : Rideau Hall ( Mon & GG ) Citadelle of Quebec ( GG ) 24 Sussex Drive ( PM ) Harrington Lake ( PM ) Rideau Cottage ( PM - temporary ) Cuba : Presidential Palace ( former ) Dominica : Government House Dominican Republic : National Palace Grenada : Government House ( GG ) Haiti : National Palace Jamaica : King 's House ( GG ) Vale Royal ( PM ) Mexico : National Palace Los Pinos Puerto Rico : La Fortaleza Saint Kitts and Nevis : Government House ( GG ) Saint Lucia : Government House ( GG ) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Government House ( GG ) Trinidad and Tobago : President 's House St. Anns Diplomatic Residence ( PM ) United States : White House 42nd Floor Apartment Camp David One Observatory Circle Presidential Emergency Facility President 's Guest House Presidential Townhouse Tingey House Trowbridge House Notes Monarch ( Mon ) Governor - general ( GG ) Lieutenant - governor ( LG ) Prime minister ( PM ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Palace_(Dominican_Republic)&oldid=786937463 '' Categories : Buildings and structures in Santo Domingo Government of the Dominican Republic Palaces in the Dominican Republic Neoclassical architecture Tourist attractions in Santo Domingo Government buildings completed in 1947 Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Spanish - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Magyar Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 22 June 2017, at 13 : 29. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the president of dominican republic live
Answer: The National Palace