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DC -- Embassy of Denmark:

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Description of Pictures: Part of the EU Open House 2012.
“Denmark: Taking global challenges seriously”. Visit our Embassy to learn about Denmark’s role in the global community. Learn about the Danish bicycle culture and our green energy ambitions; build virtually anything in LEGO, Denmark’s most famous toy; and take a guided tour of the Ambassador’s residence. We’re also hosting the bake sale of the Danish School of Washington.

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2012_DC_Emb_Croatia: DC -- Embassy of Croatia (15 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Denmark: DC -- Embassy of Denmark (10 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Estonia: DC -- Embassy of Estonia (16 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Britain: DC -- Embassy of Great Britain (55 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Latvia: DC -- Embassy of Latvia (20 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Romania: DC -- Embassy of Romania (38 photos from 2012)
2012_DC_Emb_Sweden: DC -- Embassy of Sweden (House of Sweden) (11 photos from 2012)

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Wikipedia Description: Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C.
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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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- 2010_DC_Emb_Denmark: DC -- Embassy of Denmark (20 photos from 2010)
- 2009_DC_Emb_Denmark: DC -- Embassy of Denmark (15 photos from 2009)
- 2008_DC_Emb_Denmark: DC -- Embassy of Denmark (12 photos from 2008)
- 2007_DC_Emb_Denmark: DC -- Embassy of Denmark (63 photos from 2007)
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA), a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean, another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else.. Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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