1968/71 Basil Spence
(1907/76)
The previous Embassy building on this site was the Villa
Bracciano of Don Marino Torlonia Duke of Bracciano, who had it rebuilt by Antonio Sarti (1797/1880) after purchasing it in 1825
After its
acquisition by the British government in 1870, the Villa Bracciano housed both
the residence of the ambassador and the offices of the Registry
On the
night of October 31, 1946, the building was damaged so badly it had to be
demolished as a result of an explosion caused by the Jewish terrorist group Irgun
who wanted to pressure the British government to establish the state of Israel
The
bomb killed two unfortunate passersby
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