many like myself, brought the Pentagon's name Ruleiguaner, it is the seat of the U.S. Department of Defense, also known as the world's" military center." Sometimes looking at the U.S. Defense News, the Pentagon often reveal a little face images, in addition to the international situation if there is trouble, this building shaped carambola" fat Pentagon" will board the various types of media. I always find it a pleasure fascinating, to imagine the mysterious" Pentagon" in what it was like in the end, the shuttle every day during the busy military experts what. This does not, my wish was finally fulfilled that person into the" fat Carambola" , a glimpse of what the U.S. Department of Defense.
Pentagon's top view
" Pentagon" Secret
Pentagon (The Pentagon) in Washington, DC area southwest of Arlington, near Washington Jinbang the Potomac River, overlooking the go from the air, this mysterious building was a regular pentagon, so there" Pentagon," the nickname. This building is the seat of the highest U.S. military institutions, the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force headquarters are located here, U.S. Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's office is located in the building. Building on September 11, 1941 groundbreaking, January 15, 1943 completed, covering 60 million square meters of office space over 340,000 square meters, is the world's largest single office building.
Pentagon standing along the riverside.
built in the river five turrets
1941 year, Hitler's claws more stretched longer , control most of Europe, then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt realized that the crisis looming, can not stay out, then announced that the Chinese state of emergency. Because wartime needs, the U.S. Army needed a new command base, so the Pentagon launched an emergency, break ground.
first built the Pentagon, the foundation has become a big problem, where the river was originally a vast uninhabited swamp. Construction workers spent much thought, they first lay 41,492 concrete pillars, followed by local materials, from the nearby Potomac (Potomac River) in the dug out 68 million tons of sand and gravel pressed into 30 million cubic meters of reinforced concrete , laid a solid pile. 911 incident, American Airlines Flight 77 at 9:37 crashed into the Pentagon's west side, west side of the floor collapsed from the impact to 35 minutes apart, this valuable 35 minutes to most of the staff inside the building and safe evacuation of the accident scene.
visitors to both the civilian population, there are national political figures.
visit that day, I am both excited and nervous can finally step into the legendary" infinite corridor" , too many expectations into great excitement. Dressed for the day to visit, I also used the point quite" mind" - wore a winter cap Russian servicemen, wearing a U.S. Navy wool overcoat, I want to see security personnel will fulfill their duties stopped me to.
a week ago, I received a confirmation e-mail the Pentagon, a long string of" safety regulations" , there is one of the most to me life, it is forbidden to take pictures the whole trip to visit. I would like to respond to circumstances, as documented in words, but the camera does not give up, see if I can shoot the scene what is not taboo, but based on my personal experiences to find some corresponding images to give readers the perspective of immersive as I walked into the Pentagon, to understand all aspects of it.
into the U.S. Pentagon
tour is scheduled for 1 pm to inform me, you must sign in at 12:30. To be sure, I set off 6:00, it was still dark, I drove from New York depart at more than 400 kilometers outside of Washington, DC.
This is the Pentagon Metro station outbound
sat subway into the heart
parking spots still some distance away from the Pentagon, had to sit a subway station, out of the station is the Pentagon's door. In the subway station I first took a few photos, put down the camera only to find everywhere is" forbidden to take pictures" sign, showing that the strict guard. I quickly closed up the card machines, has heard that there was a visitor in the subway I took some photos, police caught up with the results, after the inspection of documents, but also let him put all the photos are deleted.
in the end is the Pentagon, the subway is" combat readiness tunnel."
subway platform Posters are also on the military-related, this is an F35B fighters.
out of the subway exit, turn left The Pentagon is a dedicated security room, so I went in 5 minutes, a policeman came over and took the form, he first checked my identity, let me make a size comparable with the airport security checks." Trial" is passed, I walked into the Pentagon, began to walk around wearing a military uniform colors, full of military importance in the atmosphere.
The entrance has a four side by side door, height is usually the door twice, the door is a large hall inside, a little momentum shopping malls, around each of two straight on the second floor escalator. Wall in a hallway on the left of a huge American flag, right on the wall is 911 persons died in the photos, and they formed a flag pattern. Hanging between the four big lift," U.S. Department of Defense," the characters, gives a sense of dignity. Plates is 4 under round badges were read U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force Department, Marine Corps, and inserted their own flag.
handsome soldier guide team
escalators Here is a long row of card access, visitors even after a security check, no passport or get into the Pentagon. The police told me that visitors to the Office of first registration of a small sign on the left, and then arranged by the Pentagon, led the line guide, the whole trip is about 1 hour.
1 o'clock in the afternoon, a soldier took me into a small theater, there have been some visitors waiting, each wearing a tour badge. Then a row of handsome guy lined up neatly pressed uniform came up, they introduced themselves, saying the Pentagon's guide, this is really the best I've ever seen handsome cattle," tour guide" ! Uniform is actually more like dress, sea and air armed forces are prepared. As a soldier, every wizard's hands are behind his back, very loud voices, stressing each syllable, unashamedly. The first sentence of the wizard is to ask visitors to turn off the phone, turn off all radio signals, you can not pay the camera, but taking pictures is strictly prohibited.
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