Once was a consulate building, you know.
In January 1998, a small bomb was detonated under the flyover near the American consulate building.
Their plans are rather grand, and they promise to preserve some of the consulate building as the hotel lobby.
The Greek consulate building became the center of government.
The later building replaced the previous consulate building that burnt down on 28 December 1870.
Then the attackers tried but failed to enter the main consulate building, a one-story concrete bungalow.
The consulate said there has been intensive flying of fighter aircraft over the consulate building.
The ground floor of the former consulate building is open to the public and there is a small exhibition room which is free.
Witnesses said shots were fired from inside the consulate building and protesters responded with pistol fire.
The consulate building in this port city was surrounded by about 50 police officers late tonight.