The world's largest office building — 6.5 million square feet, 17.5 miles of corridors — was designed as a regular pentagon encoding the golden ratio in its internal geometry. Each internal angle measures 108° — a number sacred in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions (108 beads on a mala, 108 Upanishads, 108 earthly temptations). Groundbreaking occurred on September 11, 1941 — exactly 60 years before the 2001 attack. The building sits at 55.83° to Giza, within 0.02° of the Washington DC bearing, placing it on the same precise angular transmission line as the Capitol dome. The central courtyard, known as "Ground Zero" during the Cold War, contains a small café that was once the target point of Soviet nuclear war plans.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.4° | — | 273.6° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 108.8° | — | 251.2° | — | |
| Sirius | 117.1° | — | 242.9° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 29.5° | — | 330.5° | — | |
| Regulus | 58.5° | — | 301.5° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.5° | — | 267.5° | — | |
| Antares | 99.1° | — | 260.9° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 153.6° | — | 206.4° | — | |
| Arcturus | 24.1° | — | 335.9° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 109.0° | — | 251.0° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 71.1° | — | 288.9° | — | |
| Deneb | 40.2° | — | 319.8° | — | |
| Capella | 51.5° | — | 308.5° | — | |
| Castor | 54.3° | — | 305.8° | — | |
| Pollux | 57.5° | — | 302.6° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.1° | — | 275.9° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 96.2° | — | 263.8° | — | |
| Rigel | 120.1° | — | 239.9° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 100.7° | — | 259.3° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 146.2° | — | 213.8° | — | |
| Mimosa | 139.8° | — | 220.2° | — | |
| Altair | 79.0° | — | 281.0° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 80.7° | — | 279.3° | — | |
| Alnitak | 109.2° | — | 250.8° | — | |
| Mintaka | 108.2° | — | 251.8° | — | |
| Saiph | 118.0° | — | 242.0° | — | |
| Peacock | — | — | — | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 143.0° | — | 217.0° | — | |
| Hadar | 139.9° | — | 220.1° | — | |
| Gacrux | 135.9° | — | 224.1° | — | |
| Naos | 138.0° | — | 222.0° | — | |
| Suhail | 133.8° | — | 226.2° | — | |
| Avior | 169.3° | — | 190.7° | — | |
| Atria | 163.9° | — | 196.1° | — | |
| Regor | 147.6° | — | 212.4° | — | |
| Alsephina | 153.6° | — | 206.4° | — | |
| Shaula | 117.8° | — | 242.2° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 105.4° | — | 254.6° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 80.1° | — | 279.9° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | 36.2° | — | 323.8° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 56.3° | — | 303.7° | — | |
| Denebola | 43.3° | — | 316.7° | — | |
| Alhena | 80.5° | — | 279.6° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.8° | — | 271.2° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.7° | — | 266.3° | — | |
| Pushya | 61.7° | — | 298.3° | — | |
| Adhara | 133.0° | — | 227.0° | — | |
| Wezen | 128.3° | — | 231.8° | — | |
| Navi | 38.8° | — | 321.3° | — | |
| Schedar | 44.7° | — | 315.3° | — | |
| Nunki | 113.4° | — | 246.6° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 119.6° | — | 240.4° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.4° | — | 270.6° | — | |
| Scheat | 77.5° | — | 282.5° | — | |
| Enif | 91.7° | — | 268.3° | — | |
| Diphda | 146.2° | — | 213.8° | — | |
| Alphecca | 17.9° | — | 342.1° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 51.9° | — | 308.1° | — | |
| Spica | 73.9° | — | 286.1° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 73.2° | — | 286.8° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 53.8° | — | 306.2° | — | |
| Murzim | 124.0° | — | 236.1° | — | |
| Phact | 154.1° | — | 205.9° | — | |
| Mirfak | 53.9° | — | 306.1° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 44.1° | — | 315.9° | — | |
| Markab | 93.3° | — | 266.8° | — | |
| Algol | 66.6° | — | 293.4° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 106.5° | — | 253.5° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 108.8° | — | 251.2° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 59.3° | — | 300.7° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 120.7° | — | 239.3° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 68.6° | — | 291.4° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 111.4° | — | 248.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 51.9° | — | 308.1° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 128.1° | — | 231.9° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 65.7° | — | 294.3° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 114.3° | — | 245.7° | — |
Convergence Events (4)
54.7°
Alphecca Rise
Celtic (Caer Arianrhod), Arabic, Aboriginal, Pawnee (council ring)
Δ 1.1°
54.0°
Bharani (41 Arietis) Rise
Hindu/Vedic (death/rebirth nakshatra), IAU named
Δ 1.9°
58.4°
Pleiades (Alcyone) Rise
Maya, Greek, Aboriginal, Hindu (Krittika), Japanese (Subaru)
Δ 2.5°
52.9°
Pollux Rise
Greek (Dioscuri), Hindu (Punarvasu), Chinese, Arabic
Δ 3.0°
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 55.83° | 9,350 km |
| angkor wat | 358.87° | 14,201 km |
| nazca | 177.53° | 5,965 km |
| teotihuacan | 230.68° | 2,986 km |
| stonehenge | 50.13° | 5,801 km |
| gobekli tepe | 46.06° | 9,318 km |
| machu picchu | 174.44° | 5,805 km |
| easter island | 209.90° | 8,068 km |
| cahokia | 272.87° | 1,127 km |
| sedona | 272.68° | 3,100 km |
| mecca | 56.55° | 10,636 km |
| jerusalem | 52.12° | 9,500 km |
| vatican | 55.27° | 7,217 km |
| lhasa | 10.97° | 12,297 km |
| kailash | 19.31° | 11,922 km |
| uluru | 291.44° | 16,990 km |
| tiwanaku | 170.30° | 6,225 km |
| chaco canyon | 273.17° | 2,732 km |
| mt shasta | 288.85° | 3,816 km |
| levis stadium | 282.06° | 3,892 km |
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