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Kalorama

Embassy of Mauritania

The Embassy of Mauritania is at 2129 Leroy Place.  The five-story brick townhouse was originally built as a private residence in 1914, in the Georgian Revival style.  Before the Embassy of Mauritania, the building in the past has been the Embassy of Hungary, the Embassy of Libya, the Polish Trade Mission, and the Embassy of […]

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Kalorama

Embassy of Pakistan residence

The Embassy of Pakistan residence is at 2343 S St. NW.  It is a four-story townhouse of brick and stone, built in 1910.  It was originally built as a private residence, and has been the home of 23 Pakistani ambassadors.

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Kalorama

2347 S Street NW

The Netherlands Embassy Residence, at 2347 S St. NW, is a large 4-story building with a stone facade. It was built in 1931.

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Mount Vernon Square

1014 M St. NW

1014 M St. is a two-story brick building, probably built around 1900, similar to the surrounding properties.  The building is the Consulate General of Honduras.  Note that the awning says that the building is #1010, not #1014.  However, two facts make me think it is 1014 and the awning is in error:  1.  the Consulate […]

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Downtown

Embassy of Canada

The Embassy of Canada is at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.  It was designed by architect Arthur Erickson, and completed in 1989. The building is in a modern style, with a facade of unpolished white Canadian marble.  To reflect its commitment to the environment, Canada took measures to make the building green, and it received a […]

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West End

Spanish Embassy

The Spanish Embassy is at 2375 Pennsylvania Avenue.  It combines a tow of three-story brick townhouses with a modern extension of an additional three-stories of glass above.

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Kalorama

Embassy of Malta

The Embassy of Malta is at 2017 Connecticut Avenue in a four-story brick and stone townhouse.  It was built in 1903 by architect Waddy B. Wood, in the Colonial Revival style.

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Georgetown

1212 Potomac St.

The Azerbaijan Trade and Cultural Center is at 1212 Potomac St., in a four-story historic Georgetown townhouse.

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Tenleytown

4201 Wisconsin Avenue

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States is in a four-story modern building at 4201 Wisconsin Avenue.

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Adams Morgan

Embassy of Central African Republic

The Embassy of Central African Republic is at 2704 Ontario Road, in a 3-story brick 1914 townhouse.  The embassy moved to this location in 2011.