The Embassy of India, Berlin (

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: ''Indische Botschaft in Berlin'') is the diplomatic representation of the

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in the

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. The embassy building has been located in

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in Berlin's embassy district since 2001. The first exchange of ambassadors between

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and India took place in 1952, after India was one of the first countries to recognize the then new Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. On March 7, 1951, both countries concluded a treaty to exchange ambassadors. Between 1972 and 1990 there was also an Indian embassy in the GDR (

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History

Until the

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decided to move from

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to Berlin, India's embassy in Germany was based in Bonn. Diplomatic relations also existed with the GDR between 1972 and 1990. The Embassy of India in the GDR was located at ''Clara-Zetkin-Straße 89'' (since 1995 ''Dorotheenstraße'' again) in East Berlin. Between 1999 and 2001, the new headquarters of the Indian embassy in Germany was built in the embassy quarter of Berlin's Tiergarten quarter (

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borough). The building plans were drawn up by the Berlin architects ''Léon-Wohlhage-Wernik''. The finished building is characterized by its unusual colour scheme - the façade is made of Indian

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. On January 18, 2001, the Indian Embassy was officially opened in the presence of the then Foreign Ministers of Germany and India -

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and

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. The first Indian ambassador to move into the new building was

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Literature

* Nils Ballhausen: ''Ein Stück Indien – Botschaft der Republik Indien mit Konsulats- und Wohngebäude''. In: ''Bauwelt'', Nr. 14/2001, p. 18–23.

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Official Website of the Indian Embassy in Germany

India in Germany on Facebook

at Leon Wohlhage Wernik architecture
Botschaft der Republik Indien
at Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung
Indische Botschaft
at

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