Main Building, Whitehall
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Main Building, Whitehall is the principal government office complex in central London that serves as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Main Building, Whitehall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Main Building, Whitehall Context triple: [Ministry of Defence, headquartersLocation, Main Building, Whitehall]
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Gower House, Whitehall
Gower House, Whitehall was an 18th-century London townhouse designed by the prominent neoclassical architect Sir William Chambers for the Gower family near the government district of Whitehall.
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Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall is a grand early 17th-century royal ceremonial hall in London, famed for its classical design by Inigo Jones and its magnificent Rubens-painted ceiling.
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Colonial Office building, Whitehall
The Colonial Office building in Whitehall is a grand 19th-century government edifice in central London that historically housed the British Empire’s colonial administration.
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North Court Building
The North Court Building is a courthouse facility that forms part of the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Arizona.
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Bentink House, Westminster
Bentink House, Westminster was a notable London residence in the City of Westminster, historically significant as the place where Queen Adelaide, the widow of King William IV, died.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Main Building, Whitehall Target entity description: Main Building, Whitehall is the principal government office complex in central London that serves as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
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A.
Gower House, Whitehall
Gower House, Whitehall was an 18th-century London townhouse designed by the prominent neoclassical architect Sir William Chambers for the Gower family near the government district of Whitehall.
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B.
Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall is a grand early 17th-century royal ceremonial hall in London, famed for its classical design by Inigo Jones and its magnificent Rubens-painted ceiling.
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C.
Colonial Office building, Whitehall
The Colonial Office building in Whitehall is a grand 19th-century government edifice in central London that historically housed the British Empire’s colonial administration.
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D.
North Court Building
The North Court Building is a courthouse facility that forms part of the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Arizona.
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E.
Bentink House, Westminster
Bentink House, Westminster was a notable London residence in the City of Westminster, historically significant as the place where Queen Adelaide, the widow of King William IV, died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ministry of Defence building
ⓘ
government office building ⓘ headquarters building ⓘ |
| architect |
E. Vincent Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir E. Vincent Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Government buildings in the City of Westminster
ⓘ
Grade I listed government buildings in the United Kingdom ⓘ Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.503°N 0.129°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
MOD Main Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence Main Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasementLevels | 3 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
internal courtyards ⓘ roof gardens ⓘ war memorials ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | 7 ⓘ |
| hasPublicArt | war memorial sculptures ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | major refurbishment 2000–2004 ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeature | secure underground facilities ⓘ |
| hasUse |
ministerial offices
ⓘ
offices for senior civil servants ⓘ offices for senior military staff ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
Central London ⓘ
surface form:
central London
|
| location | Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | Portland stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Downing Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Houses of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1959 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | government offices ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Whitehall government district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovationCost | approximately £350 million ⓘ |
| renovationEndDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| renovationStartDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| roofFeature | helicopter landing area (restricted/emergency use) ⓘ |
| servesAs | headquarters of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Whitehall, London SW1A, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Main Building, Whitehall Description of subject: Main Building, Whitehall is the principal government office complex in central London that serves as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
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