Presidential Palace | |
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Prezidentyň Köşgi (Turkmen) | |
General information | |
Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Current tenants | Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan |
Construction started | 2008 |
Completed | 2011[1] |
Opening | 18 May 2011 |
Owner | Presidential Administration, Government of Turkmenistan |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | Bouygues[2] |
Presidential Palace (Turkmen: Prezidentyň Köşgi) is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Turkmenistan, located on Independence Square in the capital city of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. This building was built in May 2011,[3] replacing the role of the smaller Oguzhan Presidential Palace, built in 1997 located nearby.[4][5]
The palace is part of a larger complex also containing the Oguzhan Köşgi ('Oguzhan Presidential Palace') which is on the west side of the complex bordered by the Independence Square. The complex is bordered on the north by Köşk Köçesi ('Palace Street', former Karl Marx Street) and on the south by Galkynyş Köçesi ('Renaissance Street'). This street runs all the way to the southeastern tip of the complex bordering Galkynyş meýdany ('Renaissançe Square'). On the east it is bordered by the Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Street.