The Pentagon

The Pentagon is a large building in Arlington, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), that is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It has five sides and it is white. It is in the shape of a pentagon. It has seven floors.[] There are 23,000 people working in it.

The Pentagon is the biggest office building in the world, but you can reach any place in the building within 7 minutes.

They began building it on September 11 1941. Exactly sixty years later, on September 11 2001, it was hit with an airplane by terrorists. One hundred eighty-four people in the building were killed.

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The pentagon has

  • 131 stairs
  • 13 elevators
  • 7754 windows
  • 284 toilets
  • 4200 clocks
  • 200000 telephone calls per day
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HISTORY
17 August 2012
Lt. Col. Hugh Tracey and architect George Bergstrom conceived this building's five-corner design during a feverish summer weekend early in World War II.
ClearanceJobs
10 February 2012
If you have a meeting at the Pentagon and need to park, do so at the Pentagon City Mall and metro one stop. Closer than the visitor's spots in North Parking (and a warmer walk!)
Russell
13 March 2019
Make sure to check out the great history on display while walking around the building some very unique displays
Erin Sanderson
5 August 2013
Beware of lines, visitors. Processing through security can take up to an hour. Lines are sometimes outdoors, so of you're unable to be in the heat for health reasons plan accordingly :)
Reagan Barbosa
28 February 2017
The tour was quick, and I left feeling that I wasn't sure if it was really worth doing. I don't think it would be a top thing I would recommend visitors do in DC. I did enjoy the 9/11 Memorial though.
Andrea C
11 August 2014
Request a tour to see the inside. The tour guides are all members of the armed forces, and are very friendly and informative.
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