The House of Receptions of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a former Morozov mansion on Spiridonovka Street in Moscow. The building was designed by architect Fyodor Shechtel and artist Mikhail Vrubel was invited to decorate the ceremonial interiors. After nationalization, the building was transferred to the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs. Since 1938, it has been the House of Receptions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
The Russian Embassy in Paris is an old mansion built in 1711-1713 upon the project of Robert de Cotte, one of the leading French architects of the Regency era, on the order of Duchesse d'Estrées. In later years, the palace changed owners several times, the last of whom sold it to the Russian government in December of 1863.
The Russian Mission in Vienna, the palace on Reisnerstrasse, which houses the Russian Embassy in Austria, was built in 1872-1873 by Austrian architect Alois von Wurm-Ankreuz. In 1874, the palace came into the possession of the Duke of Nassau, and in 1891, Ambassador Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky purchased it for the needs of the Russian diplomatic mission.
The Russian Embassy in Beijing is a three-storeyed mansion built in 1959. The Embassy is located on Dongzhimen Beizhongjie Street in the northeastern part of the city center. The Embassy occupies the territory of the former Russian Spiritual Mission, established in 1716 with the active participation of Russian merchants and with the consent of Emperor Kangxi of China.
The postage stamps feature the House of Receptions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Residence of the Russian Ambassador to France, the Russian Embassy in Austria and the Russian Embassy in China.
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