Embassy of Yugoslavia
Following the German reunification in 1990, in accordance with the unification treaty, the German capital was moved from Bonn to Berlin. In 1999, following a resolution of the parliament from 1991, Berlin also became the seat of the federal government and the parliament.
Of course, many countries were maintaining embassies in Bonn, most of which were also moved to Berlin in 1999. This building was the embassy of Yugoslavia.
The country was one among only 18 countries that opened a diplomatic mission to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1951 in Bonn.
At the time, the embassy was located in a different part of the city with various departments spread all over the city.
In 1954, the embassy was moved into a former hotel in an upscale part of Bonn.
When in 1970s the country began to plan for a longer presence in this city that was initially only planned as a temporary seat for the German government, a new embassy building was planned right next to the old one. It was opened in 1978, a two-story reincorced concrete building with an effective area of 2.300 square meters and underground parking for about 40 vehicles.
After the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in April 1992, the newly formed Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, took over the chancellery building of the embassy, while Slovenia, another successor state of the SFRY, received the previous residence of the ambassador until 1993.
On March 26, 1999, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke off diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Germany due to German participation in the NATO air strikes on the country (Operation Allied Force). Yugoslav interests in Germany were subsequently looked after by the Swedish embassy as a protective representation with an office for the protection of the interests of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from the previous location of the Yugoslav embassy; after the transfer of the seat of government to Berlin (1999), a branch of the office initially remained there, which was converted into a branch of the Yugoslav embassy after the resumption of diplomatic relations with Germany.
Since the closure of this branch office, the former chancellery building of the embassy has stood empty, and a sale of the property - in which the Chinese artist Ren Rong, owner of the adjacent "Villa Friede", was also interested - failed for a long time due to the unresolved ownership situation. In 2017, the successor states of Yugoslavia commissioned an estate agent to sell the property.
Demolition took place between 2020 and 2021.
Source: Wikipedia
Visited: March 22, 2015
Location: Bonn, Germany
Status: Demolished
