Zian Presidential Mansion
Zian Presidential Mansion | |
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Type | Residence |
Residence | Family of the President of Zamastan |
Seat | Tofino, Zamastan |
Formation | 1837 |
The Zian Presidential Mansion, also known as the "President's Palace", the "President's House", and the "Executive Mansion", serves as the Tofino residence and administrative headquarters the President of Zamastan. The site was built upon what was originally the home of the Skithan imperial governor of the Zamastan colony and was selected by the first President, Tomias Hapson, as the official residence. The building went through extensive expansions, beginning in 1815. The building was finished in 1837. Every president since Hapson has lived there. Tyler Kordia officially gave the Zian Presidential Mansion its current name in 1939. The palace grounds are located on the southeastern end of Gaviria Park.
Facilities that are available to the president include access to the Mansion's staff, medical care, recreation, housekeeping, and security services. The federal government pays for state dinners and other official functions, but the president pays for personal, family, and guest dry cleaning and food. The modern-day Presidential Mansion complex includes the Executive Residence, North Wing, South Wing (containing the Gaviria Office), the Debois Executive Office Building—the former State Department, which now houses offices for the president's staff, and Saneau House, a guest residence. The Executive Residence is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. In 2017, it was ranked second on the Zamastanian Institute of Architects list of "Zamastan's Favorite Architecture", narrowly beaten by the Congressional Hall Capitol Building.
The palace is often at the centre of state occasions and hospitality. It has been a focal point for the Zamastanian people at times of national rejoicing and mourning. The state rooms, used for official and state entertaining, are open to the public each year for most of August and September and on some days in winter and spring. The palace has 775 rooms, and the garden is the largest private garden in Tofino.
History
Layout and Amenities
Executive residence
Public Access and Security
Gallery
The Presidential Mansion viewed from Gaviria Park during winter
President Foley Sakzi during a private audience in his Office