Iavoloha Palace, Presidential palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Iavoloha Palace stands on the Mavoloha hill 15 km south of Antananarivo, at the end of Andoharanofotsy commune along Route Nationale 7. Built of reinforced concrete, it is modelled on the Manjakamiadana Palace of the Rova, with a symmetrical white facade, rows of rectangular windows, a central tower under a steep green pyramidal roof and two lower green-roofed turrets. A wide arched entrance opens below the tower.

Construction of the state palace began in 1983 under President Didier Ratsiraka, in cooperation with North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, and North Korea built and financed it. Work lasted six years and the building was inaugurated in 1989. It is modelled on the Manjakamiadana Palace of the Rova of Antananarivo. Presidents Albert Zafy, Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina preferred their own homes in Ivandry, Faravohitra and Ambatobe, and the palace has been renovated three times.

The name Iavoloha comes from the Mavoloha hill where the palace stands. Successive presidents have used it for national day celebrations and mutual greetings ceremonies, receiving honoured guests in its halls. Albert Zafy, Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina chose to live in their own homes in Ivandry, Faravohitra and Ambatobe instead.

The residence serves as both primary home for the head of state and venue for governmental ceremonies at coordinates -19.0034, 47.5286. Public access remains highly restricted due to security protocols and typically requires official invitation. Visitors can view the grounds from surrounding roads, with Route Nationale 7 heading south providing the nearest major connection. Photography from public areas outside the perimeter is generally permitted.

The name Iavoloha comes from the hill of Mavoloha where the palace stands, at the southern edge of Andoharanofotsy commune, on the boundary with Bongatsara in Atsimondrano district. Construction took six years, from 1983 to 1989, under a cooperation agreement between Didier Ratsiraka and North Korea's Kim Il-sung. The reinforced concrete building carries brutalist and socialist decorative motifs.