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 |
|---|---|
| Main Building, Whitehall canonical | 1 |
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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