| 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 |
| Ambassador | Kristina Miskowiak Beckvard |
The Embassy of Denmark in London, or formally the Royal Danish Embassy, is the diplomatic mission of Denmark in the United Kingdom. [1]
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It occupies a purpose-built diplomatic complex on Sloane Street in Chelsea, designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen and completed in 1977, which it shares with the Embassy of Iceland. Following Jacobsen’s death in 1971, the project was carried on by the practice operating under the name Dissing+Weitling, working in collaboration with Ove Arup Partnership in London. Construction began in April 1975, and three foundation stones were laid in June 1975 by Queen Margrethe II, Lord Cadogan, and Ambassador Erling Kristiansen. The building was formally handed over to the embassy in September 1977. The site was developed on a 99-year lease from the Cadogan Estate and replaced the embassy’s former premises in Pont Street and Cadogan Square. [2]
The complex accommodates the embassy’s chancellery, the ambassador’s residence, and residential flats for embassy staff. The exterior originally featured light sand-coloured aluminium cladding, later repainted, and includes a geometric concrete mural by Danish artist Ole Schwalbe. [2] [3]
The Royal Danish Embassy also hosts the representation of the Faroes in London since 2002. [4]
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. [5]
