 A mansion was built in Port Moresby just west of the old legislative building but the last pre-independence chief minister and first prime minister of the sovereign state declared it not nearly grand enough; it was made the residence of Australian high commissioners and a mansion suitable to Somare's demands was built in Waigani.Several of the government buildings have been abandoned due to long-term neglect.Chief amongst these are Marea Haus (known to most locals as the "Pineapple Building") and the Central Government Offices.