SIS Building

Government office building in Lambeth, London, England
Place building_of_public_administration Q198536
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SIS Building

Summary

SIS Building is a building of public administration[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of building_of_public_administration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,300 views/month, #1 of 115).[2]

Key Facts

  • SIS Building is located in Vauxhall[3].
  • SIS Building is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • SIS Building is on the body of water River Thames[5].
  • SIS Building's image is recorded as 20110604 London 67.JPG[6].
  • SIS Building's instance of is recorded as building of public administration[7].
  • SIS Building's architect is recorded as Terry Farrell[8].
  • SIS Building's commissioned by is recorded as Secret Intelligence Service[9].
  • SIS Building's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[10].
  • Secret Intelligence Service is named after SIS Building[11].
  • SIS Building's architectural style is recorded as postmodern architecture[12].
  • SIS Building's main building contractor is recorded as John Laing plc[13].
  • SIS Building's postal code is recorded as SE1 7TP[14].
  • SIS Building's Commons category is recorded as Secret Intelligence Service Building[15].
  • SIS Building's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20006900[16].
  • SIS Building's occupant is recorded as Secret Intelligence Service[17].
  • +1994-04-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SIS Building[18].
  • SIS Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.487222222222, 'lon': -0.12416666666667}[19].
  • SIS Building's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xsb9[20].
  • SIS Building's located on street is recorded as Albert Embankment[21].
  • SIS Building's page banner is recorded as SIS building London banner.jpg[22].
  • SIS Building's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6930652[23].
  • SIS Building's date of official opening is recorded as +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • SIS Building's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 7370[25].
  • SIS Building's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SIS Building'}[26].
  • SIS Building's nighttime view is recorded as SIS at night from Vauxhall bridge.JPG[27].

Body

Geography

SIS Building is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Vauxhall[3]. It is on the body of water River Thames[5].

Designation and Status

SIS Building's instance of is recorded as building of public administration[7].

History and Context

+1994-04-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SIS Building[18]. Its owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[10]. Secret Intelligence Service is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

SIS Building ranks in the top 0.87% of building_of_public_administration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,300 views/month, #1 of 115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sis-building_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SIS Building}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sis-building}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located on street Albert Embankment
    Architect Terry Farrell
    Inception
    Named after
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "SISBuilding::456qg"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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