Embassy of China in Washington, D.C.

The new Chinese Embassy in Washington DC was inaugurated in the month of July, 2008. Designed by the Chinese American architect IM Pei, who also designed among other things the Louvre Pyramid, it is the largest building belonging to China consisting of 50,000 square meters and divided into three parts. It is also the largest foreign embassy in the United States of America. Its lines are modern and stylish, characterized by an intriguing mixture of steel and stone.