Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow

Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow

Infobox Diplomatic Mission | name = Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow
Посольство Афганистана в Москве


address = 42 Povarskaya Street
location = Moscow
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ambassador = Zalmai AzizThe Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation. It is located at 42 Povarskaya Street ( _ru. Поварская ул., 42) in the Arbat district of Moscow. [cite web
title = Alphabetical list of Afghan Embassies and Consulates
publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
url = http://www.mfa.gov.af/afMission.asp
accessdate = 2008-05-21 ] [ru icon cite web
title = Дипломатические и консульские представительства зарубежных государств в России
publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
url = http://www.mid.ru/nsite-sv.nsf/mnsdoc/10.02.02
accessdate = 2008-07-03 ]

The mission is housed in historical Ponizovsky House, designed by Lev Kekushev, [cite news
title = Russian, Afghan foreign ministers unveil renovated Afghan embassy in Moscow.
publisher = ITAR-TASS
date = 7 May 2004
url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21433054_ITM
accessdate = 2007-06-18 ] although its exterior was later radically altered and does not display signs of Kekushev's Art Nouveau style.

In 1902 Jacob Reck's development company purchased a large Volchkov estate, split it in two lots, and invited Kekushev to desigh two luxury mansions for resale. The better known Mindovsky House (present-day Embassy of New Zealand) was set right on the street corner, with the main entrance facing the spacious inner courtyard. Ponizovsky House was set back from Povarskaya street line, allowing a narrow strip of garden between the wall and sidewalk; its main entrance faces the corner of Povarskaya Street and Skatertny Lane. Period photographs show that the building had a flattened yet prominent dome above the main entrance and a smaller curvilinear gable above Povarskaya street facade; overall styling was reserved, with clear vertical lines of windows cut through a tiled wall. In 1914, when Kekushev was already inactive, Ponizovsky House was rebuilt to an neoclassical design, losing the dome and all original exterior finishes. [ru icon Architectural monuments of Moscow: Earthen town, 1989, p.130 // Памятники архитектуры Москвы. Земляной город. — М.: Искусство, 1989., c. 130]

See also

* Afghanistan–Russia relations
* Diplomatic missions in Russia

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