MI6 Building
E430098
The MI6 Building is the distinctive riverside London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, known for its fortress-like, stepped architectural design.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MI6 Building canonical | 2 |
| MI6 Building, London | 1 |
| MI6 headquarters | 1 |
| Vauxhall Cross MI6 Headquarters, London | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4319763 — 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: MI6 Building Context triple: [SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross, alsoKnownAs, MI6 Building]
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A.
Trafalgar House
Trafalgar House was a major British property and construction conglomerate active in the late 20th century, involved in large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects.
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B.
Royal United Services Institute building, London
The Royal United Services Institute building in London is a historic, grand Edwardian structure designed by prominent British architect Sir Aston Webb to house the UK’s leading defence and security think tank.
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C.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office building, London
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office building in London is a grand 19th-century government edifice designed in an ornate Victorian style by architect George Gilbert Scott.
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D.
Portcullis House
Portcullis House is a modern parliamentary office building in Westminster that provides workspaces for members of the UK House of Commons and their staff.
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E.
Kingsman headquarters
Kingsman headquarters is the secret high-tech base of operations for the elite British spy organization in the Kingsman film series.
- 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: MI6 Building Target entity description: The MI6 Building is the distinctive riverside London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, known for its fortress-like, stepped architectural design.
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A.
Trafalgar House
Trafalgar House was a major British property and construction conglomerate active in the late 20th century, involved in large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects.
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B.
Royal United Services Institute building, London
The Royal United Services Institute building in London is a historic, grand Edwardian structure designed by prominent British architect Sir Aston Webb to house the UK’s leading defence and security think tank.
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C.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office building, London
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office building in London is a grand 19th-century government edifice designed in an ornate Victorian style by architect George Gilbert Scott.
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D.
Portcullis House
Portcullis House is a modern parliamentary office building in Westminster that provides workspaces for members of the UK House of Commons and their staff.
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E.
Kingsman headquarters
Kingsman headquarters is the secret high-tech base of operations for the elite British spy organization in the Kingsman film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government building
ⓘ
intelligence agency headquarters ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| address | 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MI6 Headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vauxhall Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Terry Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| client |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.4893°N 0.1246°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
fortress-like appearance
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layered massing ⓘ riverside terraces ⓘ stepped profile ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| floorsAboveGround | about 14 ⓘ |
| hasBasementLevels | multiple secure basement levels ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
intelligence operations headquarters
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office space ⓘ |
| height | approximately 65 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | London Borough of Lambeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Vauxhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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glass ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Lambeth Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vauxhall Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport |
Vauxhall Underground station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vauxhall railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with British intelligence services
ⓘ
distinctive postmodern riverside silhouette ⓘ |
| occupant |
MI6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName |
SIS Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secret Intelligence Service Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| owner | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof with plant enclosures ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security facility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MI6 Building Description of subject: The MI6 Building is the distinctive riverside London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, known for its fortress-like, stepped architectural design.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MI6 Building, London
this entity surface form:
Vauxhall Cross MI6 Headquarters, London
this entity surface form:
MI6 headquarters