Presidential Palace, Bissau

The Presidential Palace of Guinea-Bissau in the capital is the official seat of the head of state, a building damaged during the country's episodes of political conflict and later restored with foreign assistance. Its formal facade and grounds stand in the administrative core of Bissau near the port. The palace has been at the centre of the nation's turbulent politics since independence. As the symbolic seat of government, it is among the principal civic landmarks of the capital and a reflection of the country's difficult recent history.