Pentagon
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHEN WAS IT BUILT?
- Construction started: September 11, 1941
- Construction finished: January 15, 1943
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WHY BUILT?
- The Pentagon was built to house nearly 30,000 Department of Defense workers tasked with helping America win WW2.
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HOW WAS IT BUILT?
- The building consists of five concentric rings connected by ten corridors that run, like spokes, from the inner ring to the outer. Interior courtyards that provide light separate the rings. The corridors are a total of 17.5 miles long, while the building provides a gross floor area of 6,500,000 square feet. There are 3,800,000 square feet for offices, concessions, and storage. The five-sided center courtyard covers five acres. A shopping concourse, numerous snack bars, cafeterias, dining rooms, banks, a subway station, and a bus platform make the Pentagon "a city within a city."
- (David Johnson, Pentagon History)
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WHO BUILT IT?
- George Bergstorm was the architect designer.
- John McShain was the contractor.
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SPECIAL FEATURES AND ATTRACTIONS TO SEE
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HALL OF HEROES
- Room inside the Pentagon dedicated to more than 3,460 recipients of the Medal of Honor.
- Open during the tour which runs through Monday-Friday 9:00am to 3:00 pm.
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9/11 MEMORIAL
- Located just south east of the Pentagon.
- Outdoor memorial site paying tribute to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on flight 77.
- It is open 24 hours.
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