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The Embassy of the United Kingdom in
In 2009, the British Embassy in Madrid moved to its current location in the Torre Espacio skyscraper, which was designed by Pei Cobb Freed. The Torre Espacio is also home to a number of other foreign diplomatic missions, including the Australian and Canadian embassies. Prior to moving to Torre Espacio, the British Embassy was located on Fernando el Santo Street in a building designed by architect William S. Bryant in 1966.
British Embassy, MadridUK help and services in Spain
{{Diplomatic missions in Spain
Madrid
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is the chief diplomatic mission
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of the United Kingdom
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in Spain
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. Since 2009 the embassy has been located in the Torre Espacio skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. The current British Ambassador to Spain is Sir Alex Ellis.
History
In 2009, the British Embassy in Madrid moved to its current location in the Torre Espacio skyscraper, which was designed by Pei Cobb Freed. The Torre Espacio is also home to a number of other foreign diplomatic missions, including the Australian and Canadian embassies. Prior to moving to Torre Espacio, the British Embassy was located on Fernando el Santo Street in a building designed by architect William S. Bryant in 1966.
Other locations
Outside Madrid, there is a BritishConsulate General
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A consu ...
in Barcelona
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where the senior officer is known as the Consul-General. There are also Consulates
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in Alicante
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, Ibiza
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, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
, Málaga
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, Majorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
and Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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.
The embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories
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in Spain.
See also
* Spain-United Kingdom relations * List of diplomatic missions in Spain * List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to SpainReferences
External links
*British Embassy, Madrid
{{Diplomatic missions in Spain
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
United Kingdom
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Buildings and structures in Fuencarral-El Pardo District, Madrid
Spain–United Kingdom relations