Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
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The Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall is the central London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and the primary office of the country’s senior defence leadership.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T465010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall Context triple: [Secretary of State for Defence, locationOfOffice, Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall]
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10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street is the official residence and executive office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, located in central London.
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National Defence Headquarters
The National Defence Headquarters is the central command and administrative hub of Canada’s Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, located in Ottawa.
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11 Downing Street
11 Downing Street is the official London residence traditionally occupied by the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, adjacent to the Prime Minister’s home at 10 Downing Street.
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D.
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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E.
UK Ministry of Defence estate
The UK Ministry of Defence estate is the nationwide portfolio of land, buildings, training areas, and facilities owned or used by the British armed forces and defence organisations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall Target entity description: The Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall is the central London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and the primary office of the country’s senior defence leadership.
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A.
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street is the official residence and executive office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, located in central London.
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B.
National Defence Headquarters
The National Defence Headquarters is the central command and administrative hub of Canada’s Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, located in Ottawa.
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C.
11 Downing Street
11 Downing Street is the official London residence traditionally occupied by the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, adjacent to the Prime Minister’s home at 10 Downing Street.
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D.
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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E.
UK Ministry of Defence estate
The UK Ministry of Defence estate is the nationwide portfolio of land, buildings, training areas, and facilities owned or used by the British armed forces and defence organisations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office building
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ |
| architect | E. Vincent Harris ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty
Air Ministry ⓘ War Office ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | offices of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| function |
headquarters of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
primary office of the United Kingdom’s senior defence leadership ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
internal atria ⓘ secure offices for senior defence staff ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Chief of the Defence Staff’s office
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Secretary of State for Defence
senior military and civilian defence leadership offices ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Whitehall ⓘ central London ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| material | Portland stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Downing Street
ⓘ
Horse Guards Parade ⓘ Palace of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Houses of Parliament
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| numberOfStoreys | 7 ⓘ |
| occupant |
Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| owner |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| partOf | UK government estate in Whitehall ⓘ |
| previousName | Whitehall Gardens Building ⓘ |
| previousSiteUse | Whitehall Palace gardens ⓘ |
| refurbishmentCompletionDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| renovation | major refurbishment in early 2000s ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security government facility ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Whitehall ⓘ |
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Subject: Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall Description of subject: The Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall is the central London headquarters of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and the primary office of the country’s senior defence leadership.
Referenced by (30)
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