Diplomacy Measures

In London, an Eero Saarinen-designed embassy reopens its doors as The Chancery Rosewood hotel

- By SAM COCHRAN

When the U.S. opened its new London embassy in 1960, the milestone was marked with the placement of a 10-foot-tall gilded eagle atop the building—a monumental marvel by architect Eero Saarinen that spans the west side of Grosvenor Square.

Sixty-five years later, the diplomats are gone (relocated across the Thames), but that rara avis remains, now lovingly restored for the edifice's next chapter as The Chancery Rosewood hotel.