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High Commission of Australia, London

Diplomatic mission representing Australia in the UK, responsible for bilateral relations and assisting Australian citizens in Britain.

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One glimpse at this building’s facade would send us back to the time Harry Potter, as a bleary-eyed London kid, is taken to the Gringotts Wizarding Bank by Hagrid to show him the fortune his parents had saved up for him before they died. The Australian High Commission has been in continuous existence at the location for many decades and is sadly not open for the public. Nonetheless, the movie was actually shot inside this building, with the winding rows of varnished wooden benches serving as the setting for the cranky goblins at the bank.

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High Commission of Australia, London Articles

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    In the midst of the bustling city roads, the inexplicable queueing on concrete promenades, and the cockney English accent, life in London could be a blur. But within this cacophony thrives a mythical universe: Harry Potter in London, lying beneath the many layers of the city, camouflaged from the plain view of intrusive Muggles. There […]

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