Embassy of the United Kingdom
Embassy of the United Kingdom is a government office in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. Embassy of the United Kingdom is situated nearby to the government office British Defence Staff – US, as well as near the work of art Statue of Winston Churchill.- Email: ukin.washington@fcdo.gov.uk
- Type: Government office
- Also known as: “British Embassy in the United States of America” and “His Britannic Majesty’s Embassy”
- Address: 3100 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include British Defence Staff – US and Number One Observatory Circle.
British Defence Staff – US
Government office
The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff, is the home of the Ministry of Defence in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of His Majesty's Government in the US.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Embassy of the United Kingdom.
Statue of Winston Churchill
Work of art
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The statue of Winston Churchill on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., is a bronze memorial in honor of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The plan to erect a memorial began after Churchill's 89th birthday.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Woodley Park.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.
Woodley Park
Suburb
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Embassy of the United Kingdom
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91995° or 38° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-77.06247° or 77° 3′ 45″ westOpen location code
87C4WW9Q+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 189777149OpenStreetMap feature
office=diplomaticOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Embassy of the United Kingdom” goes by many names.
- French: “Ambassade du Royaume-Uni”
- Spanish: “Embajada del Reino Unido”
- Swedish: “Storbritanniens ambassad”
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Highlights include Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden and Residence of the Ambassador of South Africa.
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