Location from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
President Snow's residence in the Capitol — a palace of roses and poison where the most powerful man in Panem conducts business surrounded by genetically perfected flowers that mask the smell of blood on his breath.
The President's Mansion is where Coriolanus Snow holds court, surrounded by roses that serve a practical purpose: their engineered fragrance masks the scent of blood from the mouth sores caused by years of ingesting poison alongside his victims. Snow poisons competitors and drinks from the same cup to avoid suspicion, relying on antidotes that don't fully work. The mansion hosted Peeta and Katniss's victory appearances, tribute parades, and the slow political theater of control. In the final assault on the Capitol, children — including Katniss's sister Prim — were killed by bombs disguised as aid packages on the mansion's doorstep. Whether Snow or Coin ordered the strike remains the question that defined the revolution's endgame.
An immense white mansion surrounded by manicured rose gardens. Interior halls of polished marble, crystal chandeliers, and rooms that smell overwhelmingly of roses. Snow's private study is elegant and cold. The rose garden is meticulously maintained — each bloom genetically engineered for perfection.
Also known as: Snow's mansion, the President's residence, the mansion