Palais du Gouverneur, Military residence in Metz, France

Palais du Gouverneur is a military palace in Metz constructed with Jaumont stone in Rhine Renaissance style, featuring asymmetrical wings and architectural balance. The building contains 31 residential rooms and 70 auxiliary spaces designed for its administrative functions.

The palace was built between 1902 and 1905 during German rule as a residence for the military governor. It was also designed as a potential residence for Emperor Wilhelm II.

The palace's name changed with its occupants: built as the Hôtel du Général commandant le XVIe corps d'armée, it became the Hôtel du Général commandant supérieur des troupes en Lorraine, then palais du Gouverneur in 1922 under General de Lardemelle. Its imperial stained-glass arms were replaced in 1925 by master glassmaker Michel Thiria.

The palace stands on Square Giraud, southwest of the Metz-Centre district, not on Rue de la Citadelle. It is an active military headquarters, so the building and its park, which holds remains of the Roman rampart and the cellars of the Tour d'Enfer, cannot be visited; the facade and slate roofs are seen from the square.

The palace stands on the site of the 1552 citadel, inside the line of the Roman and medieval ramparts. In the grounds, the remains of the Roman wall and the vast underground halls of the Tour d'Enfer, which formed a corner of the medieval enceinte, can still be seen.