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Published on January 11, 2010

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The Pentagon was inaugurated in January 15 of 1943 and remains one of buildings most famous World. It was always part of the armed forces of the United States since its construction during the WWII. During the first half of 1941 the War Department found it increasingly difficult to provide a space for the staff of the headquarters of his army expanding. The president urged Congress to build additional buildings. The head of construction, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell department war, Had a better idea, a scheme to house all armed forces under one roof. Thus emerged the current concept of the Pentagon. The building is pentagon-shaped, and is the source of income of approximately 23,000 civilian and military officials, about 3,000 of them are support staff, located in Arlington, Virginia. It has five floors and each floor has five runners. The Pentagon is the largest office building in the world reserved for strategic intelligence and spy. Built in the early days of July of 1941, Was initially to be a temporary shelter for the Department of Defense, but his fate was to become the Center of Armed Forces of the United States of America, Where President of the Republic has total control. Even today it is an efficient structure because its corridors totaling 28.16 km, You only need seven minutes to walk (06-km / h) between two ends of the building for its locomotion system really efficient.

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