Palais Presidentiel

The Palais Presidentiel ranks 4th in the list of best places to visit in Yamoussoukro. If you have time, make sure to visit the Palais Presidentiel once when you travel to Yamoussoukro. The official residence of the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is located in Yamoussoukro, which serves as the nation's capital. It performs this duty with the Presidential Palace of Abidjan, which is located in Abidjan, the nation's economic hub and the location of the majority of its national political and administrative organizations.

It was constructed at the request of Félix Houphout-Boigny, the first president of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and is the creation of architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub. On the original location of N'Gokro, the little village of huts where President Houphouet-Boigny was born, it consists of a massive six-story building surrounded by dwellings for his family and employees, enclosed by a 22 km perimeter. The site, which is surrounded by the sacred crocodile pond, has an entrance flanked on either side by two life-size rams, the builder's totem animals.

Google rating: 4.3/5.0
Address: Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Phone number: +225 27 21 2 79727
Official site: https://www.presidence.ci/les-palais-presidentiels/