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The Turkish Embassy in Washington is an ornate, eclectic building on the corner of Twenty-third Street and Massachusetts Avenue which was built originally for Edward Hamlin Everett, the man who put the crimp in bottle caps.

— George W. S. Trow

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

— Steven Holl

The Taj, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Cracao Basilica and Polish church are some monuments that hold a special place in my memory.

— Shaan

The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time.

— J. Carter Brown

Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom.

— Elliott Abrams

I think a lot of Americans are not sure which side Washington is on: the side of banks or the side of the people.

— Elizabeth Warren

When Prime Minister Erdogan came to Washington in 2009, he sounded almost like the ambassador from Iran.

— Stephen Kinzer

I think that ISIS is a threat to our embassy, to our consulate, as well as potentially to the American people.

— Rand Paul

✗Opposing Perspectives

The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis.

— Noam Chomsky

For 22 years, Bandar bin Sultan was Saudi Arabia's influential, irrepressible ambassador in Washington.

— Elliott Abrams

Americans who may be going to the largest embassy we've ever had.

— Richard Lugar