2007-03-10 11:20:03 · 10 answers · asked by Blutimus_Maximus 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It was built as a pentagon to symbolize the 5 branches of the Military.
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
The Coast Guard normally falls under the Department of Transportation, but during times war they fall under the Department of Defense.
2007-03-10 11:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by KBAMFS 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The pentagon was built in that shape for a very simple practical reason.
With the building in this shape a person can walk to any other part of the building in a few minutes.
2007-03-10 12:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The five points stand for the 5 branches of service...
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Coast Guard
That is why it was built in a pentagon shape
2007-03-10 11:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by jwjkrjstorm 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Blutimus ... Well, they knew they needed a big building, but they also knew that people at one end of the building would sometimes need to get to the opposite end. The 5-sided design allowed for best use of the space and permitted relatively easy access for all the building's occupants.
I knew the building was built in near-record time, but I didn't realize until now that the ground-breaking ceremony was on September 11, 1941, sixty years to the day, prior to the September 11th attack.
See my link below for more info.
2007-03-10 14:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
seems like a Lot of wrong answers so far so how about mine, its because that's the shape of some castle/fortresses, you can protect 5 walls ez, u can protect 2 walls from one corner and then run a short distance to the next corner to protect the other wall. besides its closer to being a circle than a square and a circle has more volume than a square.[ there what do you think of that]?
2007-03-11 05:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Army
Air force
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
2007-03-11 01:42:36 · answer #6 · answered by Tropango 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was built that way so Bush, Cheney and Rumsfield could walk around in a continuous circle while they try and figure out what country to invade next.
2007-03-10 12:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
To prevent the liberals from going around in circles.
2007-03-10 11:27:28 · answer #8 · answered by bigsey93bruschi54 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Freemasons, Bilderbergers, and Bohemian Grove all insisted on it.
2007-03-10 11:27:23 · answer #9 · answered by dBalcer 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
In Apothecarianism it is a synergistic symbol.
2007-03-10 11:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋