The Embassy of France in

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is the

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to the

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. Located just off

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at Albert Gate, one of the entrances to Hyde Park, it is situated immediately opposite the Embassy of Kuwait. This building, along with the rest of Albert Gate and neighbouring buildings, were designed by the British architect

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's great-great-grandfather. At the time of these buildings' construction in the 1840s, they were by far the tallest structures in the neighbourhood. France also owns various premises along the

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which house its Consular, Cultural,

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and

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sections. It also has a

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Mission at 28-29 Haymarket and a

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& Financial Comptroller Section at 30 Queen’s Gate Terrace,

, while No. 11 Kensington Palace Gardens has been the French Ambassador's official residence since 1944.

Gallery

File:Embassy_of_France_in_London_1.jpg, French Embassy in

File:Embassy_of_France_in_London_2.jpg, French national emblem on a plaque outside the Embassy File:Embassy_of_France_in_London_3.jpg,

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centenary plaque outside the Embassy File:French_consulate_in_London.jpg, The French Consulate on the

File:Sylvie Bermann.JPG, Sylvie Bermann, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2017

References

External links

Official site
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France–United Kingdom relations Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Knightsbridge

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