Republican Palace, Khartoum
| Republican Palace | |
|---|---|
القصر الجمهوري | |
The Old Republican Palace in 1940 | |
Interactive map of the Republican Palace area | |
| Former names | Hakimadaria Palace (1828 – 1885) Governor-General's Palace (1900 – 1956) Republican Palace (1956 – 1971) People's Palace (1971 – 1985) Republican Palace (1985 – 2015) New Republican Palace (since 2015) |
| General information | |
| Type | Presidential Palace |
| Architectural style | English Palladian architecture (Old Republican Palace) Islamic architecture (New Republican Palace) |
| Location | Nile street, Khartoum, Sudan |
| Coordinates | 15°36′33″N 32°31′40″E / 15.60917°N 32.52778°E |
| Completed | Hakimadaria Palace (1825 – 1828; 3 years) Governor-General's Palace (1899 – 1900; 1 year) New Republican Palace (2010 – 2015; 4 years) |
| Opened | Hakimadaria Palace (1828 – 1885; 56–57 years) (Old) Republican Palace (1900) New Republican Palace (26 January 2015) |
| Owner | Turkish Sudan (1828 – 1885) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1900 – 1955) Government of Sudan (since 1956) |
| Technical details | |
| Grounds | 150,000 m2 (1,600,000 sq ft) |
| Other information | |
| Facilities | Republican Palace Museum Republican Guard HQ General Gordon's Last Stand's staircase |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Republican Palace in Khartoum (Arabic: القصر الجمهوري, al-Qaṣr al-Jumhūriy) is the official residence and work place of the President of Sudan. It is a complex which consists of the Old Republican Palace, which was built in 1830, and the New Republican Palace, which was built in 2015. The Republican Palace has historical and cultural significance in Sudan. The palace is not open to the public. A museum is located behind the complex.
The Republican Palace is a political symbol in Sudan. It is featured in Sudanese postage stamps and banknotes. The palace overlooks the southern Bank of the Blue Nile River, near the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile.
The Old Republican Palace was the location of the killing of Charles Gordon, the ruler of British Sudan, during the Turco-Egyptian colonisation of Sudan at the hands of the supporters of the Mahdist revolution. The palace was also the location of the first celebration of Sudan's independence from the Anglo-Egyptian colonisation and the lowering of the flags of the colonial administration and the raising of the flag of the Sudanese Republic in January 1956.