Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Berlin
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| State level | bilateral | ||
| Position of the authority | Embassy | ||
| Consist | since 1957 | ||
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 Berlin
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| Chargé d' affaires a. i. | Mohammed Abdullah A. Al Dawas | ||
| Website | www.saudibotschaft.de | ||
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Berlin ( Arabic سفارة المملكة العربية السعودية) is the headquarters of the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Germany. The embassy building is located at Tiergartenstrasse 33/34 in the Berlin district of Tiergarten in the Mitte district . In Frankfurt am Main there is also a Consulate General of Saudi Arabia, which is organized independently from the consular department of the embassy .
History of diplomatic relations with Germany
As early as 1929, a friendship treaty was concluded between the German Reich and the Kingdom of Hejaz, Najd and the associated areas.
After the Second World War , in 1954, solid diplomatic relations were established between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federal Republic of Germany . In the then federal capital Bonn , the embassy of Saudi Arabia was located at Rheinallee 27 and Godesberger Allee 40–42 from 1957 to 2001 .
With German reunification and the relocation of the German seat of government to Berlin through the Bonn-Berlin Act , the kingdom also planned to re-establish its embassy in the capital.
architecture
A new building in Berlin was built between 2006 and 2008 according to designs by the architects Gerhard Bartels and Nabil Fanous , the execution and planning was the responsibility of BCB Bartels Consult GmbH and Braun, Schlockermann & Partner . The building complex is dominated by a semicircular part of the building with a facade made of ornamental stainless steel elements arranged in a square and a recessed glass cube as the entrance area. Two basement floors, four full floors and a stacked floor are available as usable space. The actual embassy, consulate and residence of the ambassador are located in the building . The outdoor facilities are artistically designed with lavish greenery, there are also variously designed fountains, whose water surface reflects the building architecture.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Foreign Office - Representations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved June 19, 2015
- ↑ Brief description of the embassy complex of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 33.4 ″ N , 13 ° 21 ′ 12 ″ E