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History of the Pentagon

Did you know that the Pentagon has no elevators? And that the steel that was going to be used for an elevator was used for a battleship instead?
In 1941, during World War II, war offices were "scattered" across Washington, D. C. There were 17 in all, the Pentagon being one of them. They were designed by 400 architects and completed on January 15, 1943, only 16 months after starting construction. The Pentagon, though only 5 stories high, has 3x as much space as the Empire State Building. All in all, the Pentagon is a wonderful building with a very interesting history.