120,000 sq.m.).
The center court alone occupies 5 acres (c. 20,000 sq.m.). The heating
and refrigeration plant and the sewage structure sprawl on 1 acre each
(c. 4,000 sq.m.). Fifty miles (=80 kilometers) of access highways were
especially constructed, replete with 21 overpasses and bridges. The
parking space is spread over 67 acres (c. 270,000 sq.m.) and can
accommodate up to 8,800 vehicles.
Each wall of the Pentagon is more than 920 feet long (=300 meters). It
is almost 78 feet high (or a little short of 25 meters). It should
have been higher but the planners wanted to preserve the view of the
neighboring Arlington National Cemetery. There are almost 18 miles
(c. 29 kilometers) of corridors in the building, 131 stairways, 19
escalators, 13 elevators, 672 fire hose cabinets, 284 rest rooms
(toilettes), 691 drinking fountains, 4200 electric clocks with sockets
for another 2800, 16,250 light fixtures (250 bulbs are replaced
daily), 7,754 windows, and 7 acres of glass - or c. 29,000 sq.m.
More than 23,000 people work in the Pentagon. It contains a heliport,
huge restaurant and shopping mall, and bus and taxi terminals.
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