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|location = [[South Kensington]], [[London]] |
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|image = Embassy_of_Afghanistan_in_London_1.jpg |
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|address = 31 Princes Gate, London, SW7 1QQ |
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|ambassador = Mohammad Daud Yaar |
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The '''Embassy of Afghanistan''' in [[London]] is the [[diplomatic mission]] of [[Afghanistan]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf | title= The London Diplomatic List | date=12 December 2013}}</ref> There has been an Afghan embassy in London since 1922<ref>{{cite news | url= http://afghanistanembassy.org.uk/ |
The '''Embassy of Afghanistan''' in [[London]] is the [[diplomatic mission]] of [[Afghanistan]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf | title= The London Diplomatic List | date=12 December 2013}}</ref> There has been an Afghan embassy in London since 1922<ref name="embassyhistory">{{cite news | url= http://afghanistanembassy.org.uk/english/?page_id=10 | title= A Brief History of the Embassy and Ambassadors of Afghanistan in London | date=5 December 2013}}</ref> though there was no accredited Afghan ambassador from 1981 to 2001.<ref name="embassyhistory" /> |
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The building now used for the embassy was constructed by [[Charles James Freake]] in the late 1850s.<ref name="freake">"Princes Gate and Princes Gardens: the Freake Estate: Development by C.J. Freake", ''Survey of London'', volume 45: ''Knightsbridge'' (2000), pp. 191–205. Available [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45941 here] at British History Online. Accessed 6 February 2014.</ref> Of Freake's buildings (and with particular reference to those at Princes Gate), the ''[[Survey of London]]'' comments: |
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One of the earlier residents of the current building was [[George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/constitutionaly01unkngoog/constitutionaly01unkngoog_djvu.txt The Constitutional Yearbook], 1901 </ref> |
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<blockquote>His houses, in consequence, epitomize the conservative taste of their day, providing conventionally grand exteriors acceptable alike to the artistically progressive (who might redecorate inside as they pleased) as to the more staid. In planning, too, allowing for the extra scope offered by their large scale, they were conventional. Equally important, they were soundly constructed on traditional lines.<ref name="freake" /></blockquote> |
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In this particular development of Freake's in Princes Gate, continues the ''Survey of London'', "the identity of each house is clearly expressed, but within a unified architectural treatment" of "Italianate 'stucco classic'".<ref name="freake" /> |
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Earlier residents include the industrialist Charles Wright, chairman of [[Richard Thomas and Baldwins|Baldwins]],<ref>"Princes Gate and Princes Gardens: The Freake Estate: Some Former Residents", ''Survey of London'', volume 45: ''Knightsbridge'' (2000), pp. 209–210. Available [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45943 here] at British History Online. Accessed 6 February 2014.</ref> and [[George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/constitutionaly01unkngoog/constitutionaly01unkngoog_djvu.txt The Constitutional Yearbook], 1901.</ref> |
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It was bought by Afghanistan in 1925.<ref name="embassyhistory" /> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| Embassy of Afghanistan in London | |
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| Location | South Kensington, London |
| Address | 31 Princes Gate, London, SW7 1QQ |
| Ambassador | Mohammad Daud Yaar |
The Embassy of Afghanistan in London is the diplomatic mission of Afghanistan in the United Kingdom.[1] There has been an Afghan embassy in London since 1922[2] though there was no accredited Afghan ambassador from 1981 to 2001.[2]
The building now used for the embassy was constructed by Charles James Freake in the late 1850s.[3] Of Freake's buildings (and with particular reference to those at Princes Gate), the Survey of London comments:
His houses, in consequence, epitomize the conservative taste of their day, providing conventionally grand exteriors acceptable alike to the artistically progressive (who might redecorate inside as they pleased) as to the more staid. In planning, too, allowing for the extra scope offered by their large scale, they were conventional. Equally important, they were soundly constructed on traditional lines.[3]
In this particular development of Freake's in Princes Gate, continues the Survey of London, "the identity of each house is clearly expressed, but within a unified architectural treatment" of "Italianate 'stucco classic'".[3]
Earlier residents include the industrialist Charles Wright, chairman of Baldwins,[4] and George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley.[5]
It was bought by Afghanistan in 1925.[2]
Gallery
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The embassy
References
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of the Embassy and Ambassadors of Afghanistan in London". 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Princes Gate and Princes Gardens: the Freake Estate: Development by C.J. Freake", Survey of London, volume 45: Knightsbridge (2000), pp. 191–205. Available here at British History Online. Accessed 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Princes Gate and Princes Gardens: The Freake Estate: Some Former Residents", Survey of London, volume 45: Knightsbridge (2000), pp. 209–210. Available here at British History Online. Accessed 6 February 2014.
- ^ The Constitutional Yearbook, 1901.
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