#embassies

[d3utschem4rk]

Sankt-Peterburg | Imperial and Royal Embassy of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Ulitsa Tchaikovskogo 10

architect Harald Julius von Bosse (Livonian, 1812 – 1894) 1857 – 1860 as a mansion for Elizaveta Mikhailovna Buturlina diplomatic seat between c. 1868 and 1917 elevated to embassy in 1874

from Столица и усадьба (1914) number unknown, p. 13

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

QAnon congresswoman sponsors bill to ban the rainbow flag at embassies

Marjorie Taylor Greene called the rainbow flag a "Hate America flag" and said it "doesn't represent the vast majority of Americans...

[eopederson]

For Sale, Building Suitable for a Chancery, Washington, DC, 1974.

The townhouses of once patrician neighborhoods were popular as embassies for smaller and less wealthy nations. During the 1950-1970 period, many newly independent countries established a Washington presence, and the streets to the northwest of the Central Business District were very popular.

[rvexillology]

I had no idea there were so many embassies within 2km of work; taking these photos has me exploring areas of my city I’d never normally see!

from /r/vexillology Top comment: Me and my friend once spent a while day just exploring London to find as many embassies as possible and it was really fun!!! I hop you enjoyed yourself

[wtf-fun-factss]

The CIA spent $20 million in an attempt to use cats to spy on the Kremlin and Soviet embassies. The mission was called Acoustic Kitty and involved implanting a microphone in a cat's ears and a radio transmitter near its skull. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty

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[d3utschem4rk]

Berlin | Sächsiische Gesandtschaft Voßstraße 19/Königgrätzer Straße 133

with the flag at half-mast following the passing of H. M. The King of Saxony, February 18th, 1932

Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1992-1030-500 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 - via Wikimedia Commons