Wednesday, February 24, 2010

US diplomats add a moat to their expenses at $1bn London embassy

A model of the US Embassy in Battersea, complete with moat 30m wide and rolling parkland

The United States has unveiled plans for its new $1 billion high-security embassy in London — the most expensive it has ever built.

The proposals were met with relief from both the present embassy’s Mayfair neighbours and the residents and developers of the Battersea wasteland where the vast crystalline cube, surrounded by a moat, will be built...

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