Embassy of Denmark in London Danmarks Ambassade, London | |
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Location | Knightsbridge, London |
Address | 55 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9SR |
Coordinates | 51°29′52″N0°09′34″W / 51.4978°N 0.1594°W Coordinates: 51°29′52″N0°09′34″W / 51.4978°N 0.1594°W |
Ambassador | Claus Grube |
The Embassy of Denmark in London, or formally the Royal Danish Embassy, is the diplomatic mission of Denmark in the United Kingdom. [1] It occupies a large, modern building designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen which it shares with the Embassy of Iceland, completed in 1977. The Royal Danish Embassy also hosts the Representation of the Faroes in London since 2002. [2]
In 2006 there were protests outside the embassy following the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy; a number of people were later arrested in connection with the protest. [3]
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