MI6 Building

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
intelligence agency headquarters
office building
address 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London
alsoKnownAs MI6 Headquarters
linked to: MI6 Building

Vauxhall Cross
architect Terry Farrell
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture
client Foreign and Commonwealth Office
UK Government
linked to: UK government
completionDate 1992
constructionStartDate 1989
coordinates 51.4893°N 0.1246°W
country United Kingdom
designFeature fortress-like appearance
layered massing
riverside terraces
stepped profile
featuredIn James Bond film GoldenEye
linked to: film GoldenEye

James Bond film Skyfall
linked to: Skyfall

James Bond film Spectre
linked to: Spectre

James Bond film The World Is Not Enough
floorsAboveGround about 14
hasBasementLevels multiple secure basement levels
hasFunction intelligence operations headquarters
office space
height approximately 65 metres
locatedInBorough London Borough of Lambeth
linked to: Lambeth
locatedInCity London
linked to: London, England
locatedInDistrict Vauxhall
locatedOnRiver River Thames
linked to: Thames
materialUsed concrete
glass
stone cladding
nearbyLandmark Lambeth Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
nearbyTransport Vauxhall Underground station
Vauxhall railway station
notableFor association with British intelligence services
distinctive postmodern riverside silhouette
occupant MI6
Secret Intelligence Service
officialName SIS Building
Secret Intelligence Service Building
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openingDate 1994
owner UK Government
linked to: UK government
roofType flat roof with plant enclosures
securityLevel high-security facility

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Terry Farrell notableWork MI6 Building, London
linked to: MI6 Building
Terry Farrell notableWork Vauxhall Cross MI6 Headquarters, London
linked to: MI6 Building
Q Branch hasLocation MI6 headquarters
linked to: MI6 Building
Vauxhall Cross, London alsoKnownAs MI6 Building
SIS Building alsoKnownAs MI6 Building
MI6 Building alsoKnownAs MI6 Headquarters
linked to: MI6 Building
Vauxhall Underground station near MI6 Building
Vauxhall railway station near MI6 Building
Vauxhall Bridge hasNearbyLandmark MI6 Building
Bill Tanner associatedWithLocation MI6 headquarters
linked to: MI6 Building
Farrells hasNotableProject MI6 Building, London
linked to: MI6 Building