Embassy of the United Kingdom, Madrid | |
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Location | Madrid, Spain |
Address | Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana 259D, 28046 Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°28′36″N3°41′16″W / 40.4767°N 3.6879°W |
Ambassador | Hugh Elliot |
Website | British Embassy, Madrid |
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Madrid is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Spain. Since 2009 the Embassy has been located in the Torre Espacio skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. The current British Ambassador to Spain is Hugh Elliott. [1]
The British Embassy in Madrid moved to its current location in the Torre Espacio skyscraper designed by Pei Cobb Freed in 2009. The Torre Espacio is also home to a number of other foreign embassies, including the Australian and Canadian. Prior to moving to Torre Espacio, the British Embassy was located on Fernando el Santo Street, in a building designed by architect, William S. Bryant in 1966. [2]
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