Embassy of the United Kingdom, Warsaw

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Warsaw
Coordinates 52°13′07″N 21°02′24″E / 52.2186°N 21.0399°ECoordinates: 52°13′07″N 21°02′24″E / 52.2186°N 21.0399°E
Location Ujazdów, Warsaw
Address ul. Kawalerii 12,
00-468 Warsaw,
mazowieckie,
Poland
Ambassador Robin Barnett
Website British 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 Robin Barnett.[1]

History

The current embassy building on Kawalerii Street was built between 2008-9, designed by Tony Fretton and cost £27m to construct.[2] It is located next door to the Spanish and Dutch Embassies.

During the interbellum period, the embassy was located in the Braniccy Palace. From 1945 until 2008, the embassy was located in the Wielopolscy Palace at Ujazdów Avenue 15. The embassy building was designed by Jozef Huss and built c.1875 as the home for some Polish aristocrats. The building escaped relatively undamaged by the WWII and therefore was acquired by the British government in 1945 to house the British Embassy, previously it had been used as the Estonian Embassy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Embassy Warsaw". FCO.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  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