SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross
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The SIS Building at Vauxhall Cross is a distinctive postmodern riverside structure in London that serves as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
Aliases (1)
- MI6 Building ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government building
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intelligence agency headquarters → office building → postmodern building → |
| address |
85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London
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| alsoKnownAs |
MI6 Building
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SIS Building → Vauxhall Cross → |
| architect |
Terry Farrell
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| architecturalStyle |
Postmodern architecture
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| client |
HM Government
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Secret Intelligence Service → |
| completionDate |
1992
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| constructionStartDate |
1989
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| coordinates |
51.486°N 0.124°W
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| designedFor |
specialist security requirements
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| featuredInFilm |
GoldenEye
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Skyfall → The World Is Not Enough → |
| featuredInFranchise |
James Bond film series
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| floorCount |
approximately 14 above ground
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| hasBasementLevels |
multiple secure basement levels
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| hasCategory |
Government buildings in London
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Secret Intelligence Service buildings → |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
green and cream cladding
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multiple terraces and setbacks → riverside façade facing the Thames → stepped ziggurat-like massing → |
| hasFunction |
administrative offices
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intelligence operations → |
| height |
approximately 65 metres
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| locatedInBorough |
London Borough of Lambeth
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| locatedInCity |
London
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| locatedInDistrict |
Vauxhall
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| locatedOnRiver |
River Thames
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| mentionedIn |
UK government statements about the Secret Intelligence Service
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| nearBridge |
Vauxhall Bridge
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| nearTransport |
Vauxhall Underground station
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Vauxhall railway station → |
| openingDate |
1994
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| ownedBy |
UK Government
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| partOfSkylineOf |
central London
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| planningAuthority |
Lambeth Council
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| publicAccess |
not open to the general public
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| region |
England
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| securityLevel |
high-security facility
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| servesAsHeadquartersOf |
MI6
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Secret Intelligence Service → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Postmodern architecture
("MI6 Building")
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hasKeyBuilding |
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Secret Intelligence Service
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headquartersLocation |