Vauxhall Cross, London
E430096
Vauxhall Cross, London is a prominent riverside complex best known as the distinctive, fortress-like headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vauxhall, London | 3 |
| Vauxhall Cross | 2 |
| Vauxhall Cross, London canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4319726 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vauxhall Cross, London Context triple: [Secret Intelligence Service, headquartersLocation, Vauxhall Cross, London]
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A.
New Cross, London, England
New Cross, London, England is an inner-city district in southeast London known for its vibrant arts and music scene and as the birthplace of actor Gary Oldman.
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B.
Tavistock Square, London
Tavistock Square, London is a historic garden square in Bloomsbury known for its literary and intellectual associations, including its connection to members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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C.
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is a town in southeastern England known for its historic Eleanor Cross and its location near the Greater London boundary.
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D.
Brent Cross
Brent Cross is a district in northwest London best known for its large shopping centre and major road junction.
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E.
Turners Cross
Turners Cross is a residential suburb of Cork City, Ireland, known for its football stadium and local community amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vauxhall Cross, London Target entity description: Vauxhall Cross, London is a prominent riverside complex best known as the distinctive, fortress-like headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
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A.
New Cross, London, England
New Cross, London, England is an inner-city district in southeast London known for its vibrant arts and music scene and as the birthplace of actor Gary Oldman.
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B.
Tavistock Square, London
Tavistock Square, London is a historic garden square in Bloomsbury known for its literary and intellectual associations, including its connection to members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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C.
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is a town in southeastern England known for its historic Eleanor Cross and its location near the Greater London boundary.
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D.
Brent Cross
Brent Cross is a district in northwest London best known for its large shopping centre and major road junction.
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E.
Turners Cross
Turners Cross is a residential suburb of Cork City, Ireland, known for its football stadium and local community amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building complex
ⓘ
government building ⓘ intelligence agency headquarters ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Vauxhall Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MI6 Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SIS Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Terry Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1992 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.489°N 0.124°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
James Bond film GoldenEye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Bond film Skyfall NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bond film Spectre NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bond film The World Is Not Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative offices for SIS
ⓘ
foreign intelligence operations coordination ⓘ intelligence analysis ⓘ |
| height | approximately 65 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Borough of Lambeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauxhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Thames
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surface form:
River Thames
|
| material |
concrete
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glass ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fortress-like appearance
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riverside terraces ⓘ stepped, ziggurat-style massing ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | about 14 above ground ⓘ |
| occupant |
MI6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK national security estate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security facility ⓘ |
| transportNearby |
Vauxhall Underground station
NERFINISHED
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Vauxhall bus station NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauxhall railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (for SIS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vauxhall Cross, London Description of subject: Vauxhall Cross, London is a prominent riverside complex best known as the distinctive, fortress-like headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Secret Intelligence Service
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall Cross
subject surface form:
Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall, London
subject surface form:
Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall, London
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall, London
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall Cross