Government Communications Headquarters
Government Communications Headquarters, Intelligence agency in the United Kingdom
The Government Communications Headquarters, more commonly known as GCHQ, is a British intelligence and security organization.
GCHQ was formed in 1919 as the government's main signals intelligence body.
GCHQ operates under the guidance of the UK's Signals Intelligence Mission.
The headquarters of GCHQ is located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
GCHQ has a distinctive doughnut-shaped building that has become emblematic of the agency.
Location: Benhall
Inception: 1919
Architect: Gensler
Official opening: 2004
Architectural style: high-tech architecture
Height: 21 m
Material: steel, aluminium, granite, limestone
Website: gchq.gov.uk
Sources: Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap
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