The British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), often known as MI6, provides Her Majesty’s Government with ‘a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and economic well-being of the United Kingdom’. The SIS was originally founded as the Foreign Section of the Secret Service Bureau in 1909, and its first offices were located in a small rented office space on Victoria Street in Westminster. In 1994, SIS moved to its large and prominent headquarters on the banks of the River Thames, known as Vauxhall Cross. Designed by architect Terry Farrell, Vauxhall Cross was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in July 1994. SIS Headquarters has featured in several James Bond films, including GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day (all four starring Pierce Brosnan), and Skyfall (starring Daniel Craig).
- SIS (MI6) Headquarters
- 85 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP