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The Doughnut

building; nickname given to the headquarters of the Government Communications Headquarters
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The Doughnut

Summary

The Doughnut is an office building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of office_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Doughnut is located in Benhall[3].
  • The Doughnut is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Doughnut's image is recorded as GCHQ-aerial.jpg[5].
  • The Doughnut's instance of is recorded as office building[6].
  • The Doughnut's architect is recorded as Gensler[7].
  • The Doughnut's architectural style is recorded as high-tech architecture[8].
  • The Doughnut's made from material is recorded as steel[9].
  • The Doughnut's made from material is recorded as aluminium[10].
  • The Doughnut's made from material is recorded as granite[11].
  • The Doughnut's made from material is recorded as limestone[12].
  • The Doughnut's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 52434[13].
  • The Doughnut's occupant is recorded as Government Communications Headquarters[14].
  • The Doughnut's officially opened by is recorded as Elizabeth II[15].
  • The Doughnut's officially opened by is recorded as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[16].
  • +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Doughnut[17].
  • The Doughnut's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.89955555555556, 'lon': -2.124361111111111}[18].
  • The Doughnut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zrtl6c[19].
  • The Doughnut's date of official opening is recorded as +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • The Doughnut's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21'}[21].
  • The Doughnut's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+330000000'}[22].
  • The Doughnut's BabelNet ID is recorded as 15414854n[23].
  • The Doughnut's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as the-doughnut-cheltenham-england[24].
  • The Doughnut's historic county is recorded as Gloucestershire[25].

Body

Geography

The Doughnut is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Benhall[3].

Designation and Status

The Doughnut's instance of is recorded as office building[6].

History and Context

+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Doughnut[17].

Why It Matters

The Doughnut ranks in the top 4% of office_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Related Entities

Elizabeth II Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . carillionplc.com. Retrieved . carillionplc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. 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] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Gensler
    Inception → —
    Occupant → Government Communications Headquarters
    Officially opened by → Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "TheDoughnut::3vpf9"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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