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Less
than a year after terrorists crashed a hijacked jet into the Pentagon,
Project Phoenix
rebuilt the facade and employees began moving back into offices
destroyed in the blast.
RESTORING A LANDMARK
The
Pentagon’s five "wedges" run from midpoint along the building's
outer and inner walls; each includes one of the five corners.
The hijacked jet that hit the building Sept. 11, 2001, struck
the edge of "Wedge One," which was reopening after being fortified
under an ongoing renovation program begun in 1993. The aircraft
crossed into Wedge Two, where renovations were just beginning.
Because of the renovations, both areas were partially vacant:
Only 4,600 employees were in an area designed to accommodate more
than 10,000.
Click on the red circles for more information
about the sections of the Pentagon.
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