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{{Infobox Diplomatic Mission
| name = Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi.
| image = Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi.jpg
| address = 50-N [[Shantipath]], [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]]
| location = [[New Delhi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28|35|11|N|77|11|2|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| ambassador = Jan Luykx
| website = http://www.diplomatie.be/newdelhi/
}}

The '''Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[Belgium|Kingdom of Belgium]] to [[India]]. The [[diplomatic mission#Naming|embassy]] is located in [[Shantipath]], [[Chanakyapuri]]. The Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi covers the services for India, [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Maldives|the Maldives]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]].<ref name=embassy>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.be/newdelhi/default.asp|title=Official website of Belgium in New Delhi|work=Website of Kingdom of Belgium|publisher=Kingdom of Belgium|accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> Belgium also operates a consulate in [[Mumbai]] and [[Chennai]]. The Belgian ambassador to India is Francois Delhaye.<ref name=":0" />

Belgium had opened its embassy in India in 1947, just a few months after India's independence. Its first ambassador to India was [[Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne]]. <ref name=":0">[http://www.indembassy.be/pdf/Seech%20at%20BICCI%20lunch%20event%20-%2011%20SEP%2014.pdf Website of Indian Embassy in Brussels]</ref>

The construction of the current embassy complex (seen in picture) was designed and managed by [[Satish Gujral]], and completed in 1984. The design resembles a fortress of rocky outcrops.<ref name=archnet>{{cite web |title=Archnet: An international online community of scholars, students, and professionals addressing the built environment in Muslim societies. |url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=688 |work=Archnet Digital Library |publisher=Archnet |accessdate=14 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101032637/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=688 |archivedate=1 November 2012 }}</ref> The building complex includes the administrative buildings of the embassy, chancellor's residence, ambassador's residence, and staff housing. The embassy was one of Satish Gujral's most challenging assignments, winning him national and international awards. In 2000, the building was recognised as one of the 1000 best buildings of the 20th century<ref name=falisse>{{cite book|last=Falisse|first=Philippe|title=Inspirations: The Architectural Marvel of Satish Gujral and memories of Seven Ambassadors|year=2005|publisher=Bosco Society|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

The embassy is located in New Delhi's diplomatic district in Chanakyapuri. The front facade consists of two large cupolas with a central fold above the entrance.<ref name=brown>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Rebecca M.|title=Art for a modern India, 1947-1980|year=2009|publisher=Duke University Press|location=Durham|isbn=978-0822343554}}</ref> The entrance opens into a courtyard with stone masonry and greenery within. The building is constructed with red bricks. The ubiquitous red brick construction of the building has been compared to early architectural forms prevalent in [[Mohenjo-daro#Architecture_and_urban_infrastructure|Mohenjo-daro]] and the [[buddhist architecture]] in [[Sanchi Stupa|Sanchi]] and [[Nalanda]].<ref name=brown /> Along with two other embassies, the post-modern architecture of the Belgian embassy in New Delhi has been critiqued by [[Roger Connah]] for its confusing appeal to [[Delhi Sultanate|pre-colonial glory of Delhi]] on one hand and the fading [[British India|(British) empire]] on the other.<ref name=thesis>{{cite book|last=Panicker|first=Shaji K|title=PhD Dissertation on ‘Indian Architecture’ and the Production of a Postcolonial Discourse: A Study of Architecture + Design (1984-1992)|year=2008|publisher=School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture, University of Adeleide|page=238|url=http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/49947/1/02whole.pdf|accessdate=14 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319150341/http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/49947/1/02whole.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some parts of the building near the entrance are open to visitors, while the parts hosting the residence and the administrative blocks are not accessible to the public.

==Ambassadors==
The current ambassador is [[His Excellency|H.E.]] Francois Delhaye. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://india.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/embassy-and-consulates/embassy/whos-who|title=Who's who|date=2014-12-04|website=Belgium in India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref> The ambassador until 2018 was Jan Luykx.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/delhi-friends-bid-farewell-to-belgian-ambassador/articleshow/65514632.cms|title=Delhi friends bid farewell to Belgian ambassador - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Belgium–India relations]]
* [[Embassy of India, Brussels]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.diplomatie.be/newdelhi/ Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi]
*[http://www.diplomatie.be/newyork/ Consulate General of Belgium in Mumbai]
*[http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=28.586618&lon=77.184102&z=17&m=b&permpoly=1720405 wikimapia]

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