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Embassy of Portugal, London

Coordinates: 51°29′58.5″N 0°9′18.7″W / 51.499583°N 0.155194°W / 51.499583; -0.155194
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Embassy of Portugal, London
Map
Address11 Belgrave Square
London, SW1
Coordinates51°29′58.5″N 0°9′18.7″W / 51.499583°N 0.155194°W / 51.499583; -0.155194
AmbassadorManuel Lobo Antunes

The Embassy of Portugal in London is the diplomatic mission of Portugal in the United Kingdom.[1] The embassy is located on Belgrave Square, Belgravia, in two separate buildings, and there is also a Portuguese consulate in Portland Place, Fitzrovia.[2]

History

The Portuguese Embassy had previously been situated at 23–24 Golden Square, Soho, London, W1F 9JP from 1724 to 1747; the Marquess of Pombal served as Ambassador from 1738 to 1744. During this period a chapel (now the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory) was under the protection of the embassy.

The embassy is now situated in a stucco terrace of c. 1825, designed by George Basevi. The building is part of a single group of Grade I listed buildings at 1–11 Belgrave Square.[3]

On 2 February 2002 a ceremony on the corner of the square facing the embassy took place, unveiling a statue of the Anglo-Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator, whose English ancestry derived from his mother, Philippa of Lancaster.[4] The statue is a copy of the statue in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA, by Aristide Berto Cianfarani.[5]

  • Blue plaque at the site of the previous Portuguese Embassy in Golden Square
    Blue plaque at the site of the previous Portuguese Embassy in Golden Square
  • Statue of Henry the Navigator outside the embassy
    Statue of Henry the Navigator outside the embassy
  • The Consulate on Portland Place
    The Consulate on Portland Place
  • Side entrance to the embassy
    Side entrance to the embassy

References

  1. ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ Historic England, "1—11 Belgrave Square (1066455)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 February 2016
  4. ^ "Discurso do Presidente da República por ocasião da Inauguração da Estátua do Infante D. Henrique (Versão em Inglês)". 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Statue: Henry the Navigator statue". London Remembers. London Remembers. Retrieved 27 March 2018. A duplicate of the statue is located at Fall River, Massachusetts,


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