The Embassy of Argentina in

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is the

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of the

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to the

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. It is located at 72

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(russian: ул. Большая Ордынка, 72) in the

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. The

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building was completed in 1823-1824 as tradeswoman Nadezhda Lobanova's home. Lobanova lived here until 1835; subsequent owners also belonged to the merchant estate. Pugovkin family, who owned the house since 1859, altered the facade in line with

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of the period. Prior to Embassy of Argentina, the building housed Embassy of Rwanda. Embassy of Argentina moved here in 2007 from the historical List house in Glazovsky Lane.

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Argentina–Russia relations

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Houses completed in 1824 Government agencies established in 1947 1947 establishments in the Soviet Union Cultural heritage monuments in Moscow {{foreignrelations-stub

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