Ironic then that the Pentagon was designed to be temporary. "It was supposed to be temporary. The Pentagon was the brainchild of Army Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Som

Ironic then that the Pentagon was designed to be temporary. "It was supposed to be temporary. The Pentagon was the brainchild of Army Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Sommervell, who, in the early 1940s, pitched it as a temporary solution to the then-War Department's critical shortage of space as the threat of joining World War II became imminent. The plan was approved, and on Sept. 11, 1941, construction began. About 296 acres of land were designated for the building, which was supposed to be turned into a hospital, office or warehouse once World War II was over." https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/1867440/pentagon-history-7-big-things-to-know/ https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/18674...