Enthralled by embassy

The Canyonlands Garden (top), which represents the Grand Canyon and the south-west desert landscapes of the United States; and a bar (above) in the embassy.
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EPA-EFE
The Canyonlands Garden (top), which represents the Grand Canyon and the south-west desert landscapes of the United States; and a bar (above) in the embassy.
The Canyonlands Garden, which represents the Grand Canyon and the south-west desert landscapes of the United States.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EPA-EFE
The Canyonlands Garden (top), which represents the Grand Canyon and the south-west desert landscapes of the United States; and a bar (above) in the embassy.
A bar in the embassy.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, EPA-EFE

To open next month, the $1.34-billion American embassy in London looks like a modernist museum