SIS Building

SIS Building
SIS Building viewed from Millbank with the River Thames in the foreground
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Alternative names
General information
Architectural stylePostmodern
Address85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, Lambeth
Town or cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°29′14″N 00°07′27″W / 51.48722°N 0.12417°W / 51.48722; -0.12417
CompletedApril 1994
Inaugurated14 July 1994
ClientSecret Intelligence Service
OwnerHM Government
Technical details
Floor area252,497 square feet (23,457.7 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Terry Farrell and Partners
Main contractorJohn Laing plc
Other information
Public transit accessLondon Underground National Rail Vauxhall

The SIS Building, also called the MI6 Building, at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as Military Intelligence, Section 6 (MI6), the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence agency. It is located at 85 Albert Embankment in Vauxhall, London, on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. The building has been the headquarters of the SIS since 1994.

  1. ^ "MI6 attack weapon identified". BBC News. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Police are continuing extensive searches of the area around the MI6 building
  2. ^ "'Rocket' theory over MI6 blast". BBC News. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Police are searching all areas around the MI6 building
  3. ^ Watson-Smyth, Kate (21 September 2000). "MI6 Building is Rocked by Two Explosions". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Two explosions rocked the MI6 building in Vauxhall Cross, central London, last night.
  4. ^ "Spooks on Stella". The Guardian. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  5. ^ Philip Johnston (22 September 2000). "The very public face of the secret service". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ Carla Power (22 September 2000). "Mission: Possible". Newsweek. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. ^ Alan Judd (24 September 2000). "One in the eye for the Vauxhall Trollop". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Spy Sites in London". londonist.com. 22 November 2011.