Embassy of Portugal, London
| Embassy of Portugal, London | |
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| Address | 11 Belgrave Square London, SW1 |
| Coordinates | 51°29′58.5″N 0°9′18.7″W / 51.499583°N 0.155194°W |
| Ambassador | Manuel 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 1724-1747 and 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 Saint Gregory) was under the protection of the embassy.
The embassy is now situated in a c. 1825 stucco terrace 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 famous Portuguese British Prince Henry The Navigator, whose mother, Philippa of Lancaster, was from England.[4]
The statue is a copy of the statue in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA, by Aristide Berto Cianfarani.[5]
References
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
- ^ Historic England, "1—11 Belgrave Square (1066455)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 February 2016
- ^ "Discurso do Presidente da República por ocasião da Inauguração da Estátua do Infante D. Henrique (Versão em Inglês)". 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "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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