Embassy of Qatar in London | |
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Location | Mayfair, London |
Address | 1 South Audley Street, London, W1K 1NB |
Coordinates | 51°30′25.1″N0°9′1.7″W / 51.506972°N 0.150472°W Coordinates: 51°30′25.1″N0°9′1.7″W / 51.506972°N 0.150472°W |
Ambassador | Mr. Yousef Ali Al-Khater. |
The Embassy of Qatar at 1 South Audley Street in Mayfair, London is the diplomatic mission of Qatar in the United Kingdom. [1] The embassy is housed in a Grade II listed three storey house designed by the architect Frederick Pepys Cockerell and completed after his death by George Aitchison. [2]
The exterior of the house is richly decorated with a terracotta frieze depicting putti. [3]
Qatar also maintains a Cultural and Military Section at 21 Hertford Street, Mayfair and a Health Section at 30 Collingham Gardens, South Kensington. [4]
In 2013 there was a protest outside the embassy against the alleged mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar. [5]
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