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{{Short description|Diplomatic mission of Hungary to Canada}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox Diplomatic Mission 
|name = Embassy of Hungary in Ottawa
|image = Embassy of Hungary, Ottawa.jpg 
|caption = 
|address = 299 Waverley Street 
|location = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
|coordinates = {{coord|45.414905|N|75.690892|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ambassador = 
}}
[[File:Hungary, Ottawa.jpg|thumb|The embassy in 2005]]
The '''Embassy of Hungary in Ottawa''' is the [[embassy]] of [[Hungary]] to [[Canada]]. It is located in the historic '''Birkett Castle''' at 306 Metcalfe Street in the [[Centretown]] neighbourhood of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], with the main entrance via the adjacent embassy annex at 299 Waverley Street.

Hungary maintained a Consulate General in [[Toronto]] which closed on November 27, 2009, but it has since been re-opened at a new location in Toronto as of April 18, 2014.<ref>http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/Toronto/en/en_Hirek/20091127_bezaras.htm {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/CA/hu/Hirek/Toronto_nyitas_20140417.htm {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Hungary also maintains Honorary Consulates in [[Montreal]], [[Winnipeg]], [[Edmonton]], [[Calgary]], and [[Vancouver]]. "Extramural consular days" are held at various times in other locations across the country.<ref>http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/CA/en/en_Hirek/consular_days_NS_2014oct.htm {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Birkett Castle was built in 1896 by [[Thomas Birkett]], who served as [[Mayor of Ottawa]] and later as a Member of Parliament. The building, which was built in the [[Scottish baronial architecture|Baronial style]], features towers, a crenellated roofline, wood panelling, stained glass windows and a variety of fine ornaments.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

It served as the Dominion Headquarters of the [[Boy Scouts Association]] in 1939.<ref>[Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert, Baron. Scouting for Boys; a Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship through Woodcraft. Canadian Edition. Ottawa: Boy Scouts Association, 1939. page 14.]</ref> This urban "castle" was designated as a heritage property in 1980.

The building was acquired by the [[Government of Hungary]] in 1994{{cn|date=August 2024}}, and it is now an attractive embassy that also serves as the [[official residence]] of the Hungarian ambassador. Inside the building, Hungarian sculptures, statues, and [[Herend Porcelain Manufactory|Herend china]] are exhibited.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

==See also==
* [[Canada–Hungary relations]]
* [[List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://ottawa.mfa.gov.hu/eng Official website]

{{Diplomatic missions of Hungary}}
{{Diplomatic missions in Canada}}

[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Ottawa|Hungary]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Hungary|Ottawa]]
[[Category:Canada–Hungary relations]]
[[Category:Designated heritage properties in Ottawa]]