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The Pentagon - one of the most important buildings in America, which is the symbol of the country's highest power, was built in the first half of the 20th century. It houses the US Department of Defense, which is also referred to as the Pentagon.

The name itself means translated from Greek as a "pentagon", it was in the shape of this figure that the building was built. While designing the Pentagon, the military architects wanted to create not a skyscraper that is an easy target for terrorists, but, on the contrary, a mundane building with five floors above the ground and two under it.

To date, the Pentagon is the largest office building in the world. It is located near Washington. The Pentagon was built in January 1943, it took only one and a half years to create it. Simple, monolithic, executed in the neoclassical style, this building was of fundamental importance in the conditions of World War II.

The Pentagon was built of simple but reliable materials - sand, reinforced concrete and more than forty thousand concrete piles, as lining material was used indian limestone, but Italian marble was refused for political reasons - Italy at that time was an ally of fascist Germany.

Pentagon - the largest office building in the world

Previously, lovers of military affairs and military style Is it easy to get into the Pentagon on the tour. However, after the terrorist act 9/11, only strictly planned excursions were allowed in very limited numbers.

Excursions to the Pentagon are carried out only on a pre-order from Monday to Friday from nine to 15:00. They, to our surprise, are completely free. The only thing you need to get to the "secret" facility is a passport.

Excursions around the building are led by smart cadets. The walls are hung with photographs. Favorite theme - an American soldier helps civilians in one of the eastern countries. The tour of the Pentagon usually ends with a visit to the memorial in memory of those who died during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It is located in the very place where the Boeing-757 crashed into the building. The memorial is modest: a black marble slab with the names of the deceased silently reminds us of the tragedy that killed both the Pentagon staff and the passengers of the flight 77.

Pentagon building in Washington

Figures and facts

Each side of the Pentagonal Pentanoga equals 281 meters, The perimeter of the building is about 1405 meters. If you add the length of all the corridors of the Pentagon, it will be about 28 kilometers, and the area of ​​all floors of the building will be 604 thousand square meters. The height of the Pentagon (except for the lower floors) is about 23 meters

In the building 7754 windows, 131 stairs, 13 faciaments, 19 escalators, and in order to get from one corner of the building to the opposite one, you will need only about 7 minutes - if you go on the shortest path through one of the many corridors.

There are 26 thousand people in the building, and there are a lot of restaurants and cafeterias in it, including well-known world networks - Starbucks, KFC, McDonald's, Subway and many others . dr, where daily employees of the Pentagon drink about 800 liters of milk, 7,000 bottles of cool and 5 thousand cups of coffee . Also there are shops, confectioneries, a fitness center, rest rooms in the Pentagon, so that military office workers can brighten up the loneliness of their wives while they are lost at work . Every day, the Pentagon receives 200,000 calls and 1 million 200,000 messages .

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