The new U.S. embassy in London: A crystalline ‘sugar cube’ worth a billion dollars
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Not exactly sure why we need a billion dollar embassy in a country of minor strategic importance. It isn't 1960 and UK isn't even "Europe" anymore, really.
But building looks very good, and glad to hear that federal architecture is evolving beyond the fortress mentality. |
Ain't no VBIED breaching that perimeter. Curtain wall is probably hardened against small arms as well.
"Exuding openness" my ass. |
How is it cleverly hiding it's defenses when there's a very obvious moat around the whole thing?
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like it.
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how nice they got a fancy new state capital. i can think of a few other states that should be next in line. looking at you alaska, new mexico and ‘new’ florida capital buildings.
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The United States is disgusting.
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^ Thanks. :(
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For those of you guys who're sorry at this, rejoice. They will never move from their location in Paris. They are next door to the British embassy, which is next door to the Élysée Palace where the French prez's office and services are. They are also next door to place de la Concorde, place de la Madeleine, the Champs-Élysées, the French parliament and all this shit. They are very close to Central Paris's huge biz district and not too far from la Défense either... Lol, they simply never will move. Their spot is simply perfectly strategic. It's the most possibly influential area over here. This is their backyard. https://images.huffingtonpost.com/20...backyard_2.jpg https://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda..._b_789223.html It's prettier than the White House. The US ambassador over here is someone spoiled. Nevertheless, I do like their new thing in London... It is contemporary, of our own more evolved era. |
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Guess that's how they can build more advanced contemporary structures like this new embassy without being burnt alive on a public square like devils nowadays. |
I think he meant that Franklin and Jefferson, our first two ambassadors to France, began a tradition among the diplomatic corps of living well in Paris en profitant de ses charmes.
Btw, the old London embassy was in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, probably the poshest address in London. I think moving to Nine Elms is a bit of a step down for our spooks, but maybe it'll be a lovely place after all once all the construction dust's settled. |
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Soon to be empty if Donald continues on his current international relationship building plan.
But a fine looking building. |
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Because we'll always have it all first. Others always try hard to make it bigger, while it's already almost done here. That's it. For example, did you read the Ecclesiastes in the Bible? We're pretty much in that mindset. Like, why all this bloody mess when we've got it all already? And we'll always have it all first. That is your deep, secret Paris. The one you want. |
Where in London is this again? Maybe I missed it, but it seems to only mention across the river from Grosvenor Square.
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