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A pentagon is a [[polygon]] with five sides. | A pentagon is a [[polygon]] with five sides. | ||
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It is also the name of a large, five-sided [[The Pentagon|building]] near [[Washington, D.C.]] in Northern [[Virginia]] that serves as the headquarters for the US Department of Defense. | It is also the name of a large, five-sided [[The Pentagon|building]] near [[Washington, D.C.]] in Northern [[Virginia]] that serves as the headquarters for the US Department of Defense. | ||
Revision as of 19:56, April 6, 2007
A pentagon is a polygon with five sides.
It is also the name of a large, five-sided building near Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia that serves as the headquarters for the US Department of Defense.
On September 11, 2001, terrorist organization al-Qaeda crashed a passenger aircraft into the Pentagon, in an apparent attempt to destroy the building, as part of their 9/11 attacks.