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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Washington (D.C.) |
| Description | Cartoon shows a guide, standing on a hill, showing Washington, D.C. to tourists. In the distance lie the Potomac and the famous buildings and monuments. In the foreground below are a large group of low flat-roofed buildings labeled "Proposed New War Dept. Bldg." The guide says, "Now, we next plan to put the river underground. Then we can use that space for another office building and have the greatest area of roofs in the world." In August 1941, the War Department announced plans to build a cluster of buildings adjacent to Arlington Cemetery to house 40,000 workers. The complex, billed as "the largest office building in the world," quickly drew criticism from many quarters including the Federal Commission of Fine Arts, whose spokesman said it would introduce "thirty-five acres of ugly flat roofs into the very foreground of the most majestic view of the national capital . . . ." President Roosevelt quickly rejected the plans in favor of a single building of pentagonal shape, half the size of the one originally planned, to be built in another part of Arlington. The Pentagon was completed in January 1943. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pentagon (Va.)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Government facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tourist trade--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
