BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Embassy of Denmark

DC -- Embassy of Denmark:

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Description of Pictures: Part of the EU Open House 2008

Tours of the Ambassador’s residence, samples of Danish specialties, traditional Danish folk dancing, and games for children will be offered throughout the day along with an opportunity to test your knowledge of Denmark.

One of the displays outside announced that it was Washington's first carbon neutral embassy.

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1. EMBDEN_080503_29.JPG: These little flying ants had a nest near the fountain. They were rather pretty. If you look closely, you'll notice how huge the wings are relative to the size of the actual bodies. Quite fascinating!
Wikipedia Description: Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the Kingdom of Denmark's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 3200 Whitehaven St., NW in Washington, D.C. The embassy also operates Consulate-General in New York City.

History

After World War II, Danish Ambassador to the United States Henrik Kauffmann (1888–1963) suggested that Denmark needed a new embassy and he found that the best solution would be to construct a new purpose-built embassy on a recently acquired piece of land. Leading Danish Modernist architect Vilhelm Lauritzen was charged with the commission and the building was completed in 1960. It was the first modern embassy building to be built in the United States.

On June 4, 2010 the 50th anniversary of the embassy was celebrated with a ceremony attended by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

Building

The embassy building is perched on a hilltop, set back from the street, and houses both the Ambassador’s residence and the chancellery. It is built to a simple and restrained Modernist design. Both the exterior and interior is clad in marble from Greenland.

Finn Juhl, another leading Danish Modernist designer, was put in charge of interior decorations and he furnished the embassy both with furniture of his own and design and other Danish furniture classics, such as Arne Jacobsen chairs and Poul Henningsen lighting.

The Ugly Duckling fountain, by Marshall Fredericks, was installed in 1994.
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Featured Folk: Some of the people here can also be seen on other pages on this site.
- Petersen, Friis Arne appears on:
  - 2009_DC_Emb_Denmark DC -- Embassy of Denmark
  - 2007_DC_Emb_Denmark DC -- Embassy of Denmark
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