Saudi Embassy
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Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ottawa (Arabic: السفارة الملكية المملكة
العربية السعودية في أوتاوا Al-Sifāra al-Malikīya al-Mamlaka al-`Arabīya as-Su`ūdīya
fī Uttāwā) is Saudi Arabia's diplomatic mission to Canada. The building is
located at 201 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, next to the Delegation of the Ismaili
Imamat and overlooking the Ottawa River. Prior to 2005, it was located in an
office in the Clarica Centre on Bank Street.
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Planning and construction
The Saudis bought the prime land in 1978 and top Canadian architect Arthur
Erickson was hired to do the design. It was many years before construction
began; however, as Saudi cut backs in the 1980s halted the lavish scheme.
Plans to build a somewhat smaller structure were announced in 1989. In the
meantime, the National Capital Commission had striven to turn Sussex Drive
into a ceremonial boulevard and it balked at the Saudi design, threatening
to take back the land. The project again came to a halt.
In 1997 a new design was developed, but neighbours complained vigorously
about the number of armed guards that would surround it and the loss of
green space. The plan was approved by Ottawa City Council, except for the
guard houses and access road. The Saudis stated that without them the
embassy could not function and shelved the $25 million project. The city and
embassy negotiated and the Saudis made compromises on the size of the
guardhouses and in other areas and city council, to the displeasure of local
residents, approved the plan in May 1998.
The exterior of the building was completed in 2001; however it remained
empty for some time, reportedly due to the strained Saudi-Canadian relations
over the case of William Sampson. The Saudi embassy reported that its staff
were too busy with diplomatic matters in the post 9/11 to take time off to
move to new quarters. Work on the interior resumed in March 2004 and was
opened in August 2005 |
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