The Embassy of Nigeria in

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is the

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of the

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to the

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. Its chancery is located on a crest of a hill at 3519 International Court NW, in the

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neighborhood of

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. The Ambassador is

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Chancery

The architects, led by Robert Sponseller of

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, designed the building to represent life in a Nigerian village. It features individual buildings build concentrically around a central courtyard, beneath a common roof. Along with the embassies of the

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and

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, it is one of the largest buildings in the International Drive diplomatic district, with around of space. Work had begun on a new chancery in the late 1980s, but political instability in Nigeria delayed serious work for nearly a decade. Approved by the National Capital Planning Commission on March 4, 1999, construction was completed in early 2002. It was officially commissioned on May 5, 2003 by Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Washington chapter of the

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awarded the chancery a 2002 award for excellence in architecture, and it was featured on the cover of the Winter 2003 issue of their magazine, ''Architecture DC''. Image:NigerianEmbassyWashingtonDC01.jpg Image:NigerianEmbassyWashingtonDC02.jpg Image:NigerianEmbassyWashingtonDC03.jpg Image:NigerianEmbassyWashingtonDC04.jpg

Events

In 2011, there was a protest there about

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References

External links

Embassy of Nigeria, Washington
official site
wikimapia
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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

Buildings and structures completed in 2002 Nigeria–United States relations 2002 establishments in Washington, D.C. North Cleveland Park