Rideau Hall

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Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is the official residence of the governor general of Canada, the representative of the monarch of Canada. Located in Ottawa, the capital of the country, on a 36-hectare (88-acre) estate at 1 Sussex Drive, the main building consists of approximately 175 rooms across 9,500 square metres (102,000 sq ft), and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. Rideau Hall's site lies just outside the centre of Ottawa. It is one of two official vice-regal residences maintained by the federal Crown, the other being the Citadelle of Quebec. It is also used as the official residence of the monarch of Canada, when they are in Canada. Most of Rideau Hall is used for state affairs, only 500 square metres (5,400 sq ft) of its area are private living quarters. The rest includes the offices of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and the principal workplace of the governor general and their staff. The names term Rideau Hall and Government House are used, by metonymy, for that office...

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