The headquarters building of which government agency is known as 'The Doughnut' due to its shape?
The Doughnut The Doughnut "The Doughnut" is the nickname given to the headquarters of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), a British cryptography and intelligence agency. It is located on a site in Benhall, in the suburbs of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in South West England. The Doughnut houses 5,500 employees; GCHQ is the largest single employer in Gloucestershire. Built to modernise and consolidate GCHQ's multiple buildings in Cheltenham, The Doughnut was completed in 2003, and GCHQ moved into the building in 2004. It is the largest building constructed for secret intelligence operations outside the United States. The Doughnut was too small for the number
The Doughnut the most urgent operational requirements" according to Charles Moore who visited the Doughnut in 2014 for "The Daily Telegraph". The structure of the Doughnut is designed to minimise any potential effect of a fire or a terrorist attack on the building; it also includes independent power generators which can supply power to the facilities in an emergency. About of fibre optics were installed in the Doughnut by British Telecom, and about of electrical wiring were used in the building. The Doughnut is surrounded by car and bicycle parking in concentric rings, guarded by a two-metre metal fence and half a