The Embassy of Switzerland (
german: Schweizerische Botschaft im Vereinigten Königreich, french: Ambassade de Suisse au Royaume-Uni, it, Ambasciata di Svizzera nel Regno Unito) in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in the
United Kingdom
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.
It consists of a large nineteenth-century building with a modern addition and is located halfway between
Montagu Square
Montagu Square is a garden square in Marylebone, London. It is centred 550 metres north of Marble Arch and 440 m east of Edgware Road. Internally it spans by and is oriented on an axis of about NNW, an axis lasting for four blocks w ...
and
Bryanston Square
Bryanston Square is an garden square in Marylebone, London. Terraced buildings surround it — often merged, converted or sub-divided, some of which remain residential. The southern end has the William Pitt Byrne memorial fountain. Next t ...
. There is a commemorative stone at the entrance to the embassy marking its rebuilding in 1970.
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Switzerland_in_London_1.jpg, The embassy with the Flag of Switzerland
The national flag of Switzerland (german: Schweizerfahne; french: drapeau de la Suisse; it, bandiera svizzera; rm, bandiera da la Svizra) displays a white cross in the centre of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross ...
File:Embassy_of_Switzerland_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy depicting the Coat of arms of Switzerland
The coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation shows the same white-on-red heraldic cross, cross as the flag of Switzerland, but on a heraldic shield instead of the square field.
The federal coat of arms (''eidgenössisches Wappen'') was defined b ...
File:Embassy_of_Switzerland_in_London_3.jpg, Commemorative stone outside the embassy
File:Swiss ambassador's residence, Bryanston Square, London W1 - geograph.org.uk - 1610236.jpg, Residence of the Amabassador of Switzerland on 21 Bryanston Square
See also
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Foreign relations of Switzerland
The foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the federal administration of Switzerland.
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List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Switzerland, excluding honorary consulates. Switzerland is well known as a protecting power, having used its embassies abroad to represent the interests of states hostile to each other since the Franco- ...
References
External links
Official site
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
Switzerland–United Kingdom relations
Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
Marylebone
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