page_title: Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
section_title: British Indian Empire
hierarchical_section_title: Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth / Asia / British Indian Empire
caption_attribution_description: English: Snap taken self.
context_page_description: A Government House is any residence used by Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire. Government Houses serve as the venue for Governors’ official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, the term Government House is used as a metonym for the Governor or his office.
  While a Government House is the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch, many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British Monarch as Head of State. To avoid confusion, several of these nations refer to their presidential palaces as a State House or President's House.
  When Queen Elizabeth II or a member of the Royal Family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at the Government House, which is reported in the Court Circular. This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries, but usually arrangements are made for important non-royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels, or in accommodations provided by their own country's embassy or consulate.
context_section_description: Residence of the President of India
  Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
  Residence of the President of Bangladesh
  Bangabhaban, Dhaka
  Other government residences
  Belvedere Estate, Kolkata
  Government House, Darjeeling
  Government House, Kolkata
  Lalitha Mahal, Palace of the Mysore State (guest house) in Mysore
  Peterhoff, Shimla
  Viceregal Lodge, Shimla
  Ajmer-Merwara State, Government House of Ajmer-Merwara in Ajmer
  Assam Province, Government House of Assam in Shillong
  Balochistan Province, Government House of Balochistan in Quetta
  Bengal Presidency, Government House of Bengal in Kolkata
  Bihar Province, Government House of Bihar in Patna
  Bombay Presidency, Government House of Bombay in Mumbai
  Central Provinces and Berar, Government House of Central Provinces & Berar in Nagpur
  Coorg State, Government House of Coorg in Kodagu
  Eastern Bengal and Assam Province, Government House of Eastern Bengal and Assam in Dhaka
  Madras Presidency, Government House of Madras in Chennai
  Northwest Frontier Province, Government House of Northwest Frontier in Peshawar
  Orissa Province, Government House of Orissa in Cuttack
  Punjab Province, Government House of Punjab in Lahore
  Sindh Province, Government House of Sindh in Karachi
  United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Government House of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in Lucknow
caption: Rashtrapati Bhavan (former "Viceroy's House"), New Delhi
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