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Embassy of the United Kingdom, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°13′07″N 21°02′24″E / 52.2186°N 21.0399°E / 52.2186; 21.0399
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Embassy of the United Kingdom, Warsaw
The Embassy building in Warsaw
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LocationPoland Ujazdów, Warsaw
Addressul. Kawalerii 12,
00-468 Warsaw,
Masovian Province,
Poland
Coordinates52°13′07″N 21°02′24″E / 52.2186°N 21.0399°E / 52.2186; 21.0399
AmbassadorAnna Clunes
WebsiteBritish Embassy, Warsaw

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Warsaw is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Poland. It is located on Kawalerii street in the Ujazdów district. The current British Ambassador to Poland is Anna Clunes.[1]

History

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The current embassy building on Kawalerii Street was built between 2008 and 2009, designed by Tony Fretton and cost £27m to construct.[2] It is located next door to the Spanish and Dutch Embassies.

During the interwar period (1918–1939), the embassy was located in the Branicki Palace. From 1945 until 2008, the embassy was located in the Wielopolski Palace at Ujazdów Avenue 15. The embassy building was designed by Jozef Huss and built c. 1875 as the home for Polish aristocrats. The building was relatively undamaged during World War II and therefore was acquired by the British government in 1945 to house the British Embassy; previously it had been used as the Estonian Embassy.

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  • Embassy building used from 1925–1945
    Embassy building used from 1925–1945
  • Embassy building used from 1945–2008
    Embassy building used from 1945–2008
  • Embassy building used since 2008
    Embassy building used since 2008

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Poland: September 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jonathan Glancey Through the looking-glass: A passageway through a nondescript block of flats leads Jonathan Glancey to the artist Anish Kapoor's new home: a quiet oasis filled with sculpture, light and green spaces September 23, 2008 Guardian (UK) http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=428&storycode=3109615&c=2&encCode=000000000148fd4a


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