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Ministry of Defence Main Building

headquarters of the British Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, City of Westminster, London, UK
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Ministry of Defence Main Building

Summary

Ministry of Defence Main Building is a headquarters[1].

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Defence Main Building is located in City of Westminster[2].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's instance of is recorded as headquarters[4].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's instance of is recorded as building[5].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's architect is recorded as Vincent Harris[6].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building is owned by Government of the United Kingdom[7].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's Commons category is recorded as Ministry of Defence Main Building[8].
  • 1959 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence Main Building[9].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3024080010[10].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.504, 'lon': -0.1249}[11].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's located on street is recorded as Whitehall[12].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[13].
  • Ministry of Defence Main Building's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[14].

Body

Geography

Ministry of Defence Main Building is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in City of Westminster[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include headquarters[4] and building[5]. Ministry of Defence Main Building's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[13].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence Main Building[9]. It is owned by Government of the United Kingdom[7].

Related Entities

City of Westminster United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Q84
    Post town → LONDON
    Area → +61948
    Field of work → ['Q1791716', 'Q1985622', 'Q2920921']
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P580]]: 1950"
  2. 4d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → ['Q7540126', 'Q275482']
    Country → United Kingdom
    Public transport stop → ['Q1135834', 'Q1334978']
    Occupant → Q1143261
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P127]]: [[Q6063]]"
  3. 4d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → headquarters of the British Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall
    Instance of → headquarters, building
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q41176]]"
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