As Diplomacy Changes, So Must Its Architecture
Along a prime stretch of Nebraska Avenue in American University Heights on a 4.5-acre plot sits the Spanish colonial that, since 1950, has been the Swedish ambassador's residence. This year, it'll be put up for sale.
A Former Residence Turns Inside Out During Lockdown
When guests couldn't come inside during lockdowns, the Spain Culture team turned the building, and its grounds, into exhibits themselves.
A Spy's Defection Prompts an Embassy's Move
A bold act of espionage determined the Czech embassy should be moved off Embassy Row and "into the forest."
An Island in the City
The Embassy of Tunisia is in a building that was once a science experiment.
The Invisible Line Through Washington
Built by returning diplomats in a neighborhood envisioned as an international enclave, Meridian International Center sits on one of Washington's most historic lines.
This is What Brings On Revolutions
The history of the Embassy of Indonesia, and the ghost who resides there, includes a Great Dane named Mike, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, and an absolute doozy of a diamond.
You Can't Sell Sentiment in Washington
In the study of the Monégasque Ambassador's residence, a newspaper publisher turned senator wrote steamy love letters to his mistresses, and drafted his inaugural address when he was sworn in as president in 1921.
The Invisible Dance
Built in 1906 to resemble the Château de Balleroy in Normandy, the Colombian Ambassador's residence has been whimsically described as "varied."
The Capitol Alternative
The Swiss Ambassador's residence sits on a site George Washington once thought might house the US Capitol.
The Second House
The only embassy with an Observatory Circle address, the Embassy of New Zealand's history is closely entertwined with that of its British neighbor.
A Monument to the Modern
The bold home at 1746 Massachusetts has, by turns, been both a monument to the modern and a shrine to the antiquated, a home to a newly-emerging country, and to an ancient civilization.
The Passionate Soul
High on Massachusetts Avenue across from the U.S. Naval Observatory, the Embassy of Finland harbors a secret.
Washington's Wonder House
Nearly a century before the building at 2306 Massachusetts Avenue became the Embassy of Latvia, it served as the place where culture and art exploded in Washington.
A Most Contentious Plot
Once the Embassy of Benin, a now empty plot of land has a contentious history.
Building a World Without War
Mementos of the convention that birthed the United Nations are etched into the fabric of San Francisco, and in one of its most beautiful buildings.
