British Embassy

The British Embassy in is the chief diplomatic mission of the in the . It is located in the Thun Palace, a historic building in the heart of the . The incumbent ambassador is Matt Field.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: embassy in the Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Britské velvyslanectví”, “Embassy of the United Kingdom, Prague”, and “Velvyslanectví Spojeného království Velké Británie a Severního Irska”
  • Address: Thunovská 180/14, 180 Malá Strana, Praha 1, Praha, 11800
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prague Castle and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Castle
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is a castle complex in , serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. is situated 220 metres north of British Embassy.

University
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The is a university in the centre of , , specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. is situated 200 metres south of British Embassy.

Church
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The Church of is a Baroque church in the of . It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to . is situated 160 metres south of British Embassy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malá Strana and Castle and Lesser Town.

Suburb
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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Suburb
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, is the district of the city of , surrounding . The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.

British Embassy

Latitude
50.0894° or 50° 5′ 22″ north
Longitude
14.40283° or 14° 24′ 10″ east
Open location code
9F2P3CQ3+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1094482641
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­diplomatic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q18164292
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“British Embassy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سفارة المملكة المتحدة في التشيك”
  • Arabic: “سفارة المملكة المتحدة في براغ”
  • Asturian: “embaxada del Reinu Xuníu en Chequia”
  • Belarusian: “Пасольства Вялікабрытаніі ў Чэхіі”
  • Chinese: “英國駐捷克大使館”
  • Czech: “ambasáda spojeného království v Praze”
  • Czech: “British Embassy Prague”
  • Czech: “Britská ambasáda v Praze”
  • Czech: “Britské velvyslanectví v Praze”
  • Czech: “Velvyslanectví Spojeného království v Praze”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سفاره المملكه المتحده فى تشيكيا”
  • French: “Ambassade de Grande-Bretagne”
  • French: “ambassade du Royaume-Uni en Tchéquie”
  • German: “Botschaft des Vereinigten Königreichs in Prag”
  • German: “Britische Botschaft”
  • Hebrew: “שגרירות הממלכה המאוחדת בלונדון”
  • Indonesian: “Kedutaan Besar Inggris, Praha”
  • Persian: “سفارت بریتانیا در پراگ”
  • Russian: “Посольство Великобритании в Чехии”
  • Serbian: “амбасада Уједињеног Краљевства у Лондону”
  • Slovenian: “veleposlaništvo Združenega kraljestva na Češkem”
  • Slovenian: “veleposlaništvo Združenega kraljestva v Pragi”
  • Spanish: “embajada del Reino Unido en República Checa”
  • Spanish: “Embajada del Reino Unido en República Checa”
  • Swedish: “Storbritanniens ambassad i Tjeckien”
  • Turkish: “Birleşik Krallık’ın Prag Büyükelçiliği”
  • Ukrainian: “Посольство Великої Британії в Чехії”

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