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).

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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Postmodern architecture ("MI6 Building")
hasKeyBuilding
Secret Intelligence Service
headquartersLocation

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