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How the Pentagon Got Its Five-Sided Shape | Arlington Farm Roads Created Iconic Design
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How the Pentagon Got Its Five-Sided Shape | Arlington Farm Roads Created Iconic Design
Most people assume the Pentagon’s famous five-sided shape was some grand symbolic choice. Maybe it represented the five branches of military service, or embodied geometric perfection for defense planning. The truth is far more mundane and yet more fascinating: the world’s most recognizable military building got its shape because of farm roads in Arlington, Virginia. Pentagon under construction 1941 On Thursday, July 17, 1941, General Brehon B. S…
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