Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:04 pm
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On Saturday, May 1st, certain embassies were open to the public through the Around the World Embassy Tour. This was the first event of a month long international culture celebration in D.C. The Embassy of Benin was one of the embassies people could visit.1
Various artifacts were on display for visitors to learn about Benin. 2
Although not an embassy, the Islamic Center was open for visitors as well.3
Inside the center is beautifully, detailed architecture.
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Some embassies, such as the Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'lvoire, look like normal office buildings in D.C.
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The Embassy of South Africa is located on Massachusetts Avenue and is rather large compared to its surrounding buildings.6
One of the smaller scaled embassies is the Embassy of Zambia, which looks more like a house rather than an official building.7
The Embassy of Afghanistan is also smaller than other embassies and is situated in a more secluded area.8
Embassies
Pictures of rarely visited embassies in Washington, D.C.
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On Saturday, May 1st, certain embassies were open to the public through the Around the World Embassy Tour. This was the first event of a month long international culture celebration in D.C. The Embassy of Benin was one of the embassies people could visit.
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