Download or read book History and Heritage of Civil Engineering in Virginia: The Pentagon Building (1941-1943). written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers a history of the building of the Pentagon, the military headquarters of the United States. The building was constructed in Arlington, Virginia, between the years of 1941 and 1943. The ASCE describes the construction of the building and provides statistics, such as the acreage, square footage, building costs, etc.