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is the

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in the United Kingdom. The embassy is housed in a

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listed three storey house designed by the architect

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and completed after his death by

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. The exterior of the house is richly decorated with a terracotta frieze depicting

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. Qatar also maintains a Cultural and Military Section at 21 Hertford Street,

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and a Health Section at 30

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. In 2013 there was a protest outside the embassy against the alleged mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar.

Gallery

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and

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depicting the

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Photo gallery of the embassy building
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Grade II listed houses in the City of Westminster Houses completed in 1879 Qatar–United Kingdom relations Renaissance Revival architecture in the United Kingdom