This one-meter resolution satellite image of the Pentagon was collected at 11:46 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The image shows extensive damage (Top Right) to the western side and interior rings of the multi-ringed building. The Pentagon suffered major damage September 11, 2001 after a hijacked airliner crashed into it. In the worst terror attack on the U.S. mainland in modern history, two hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York -- where about 40,000 people work -- and a third plane hit the Pentagon, across the Potomac river from Washington. Flames are seen after dark from the Pentagon hours after a hijacked airliner crashed into the building September 11, 2001. The plane smashed into the building, setting off a huge explosion and fire and causing untold casualties in a devastating blow to the headquarters of the U.S. military. The attack, coinciding with similar incidents at the World Trade Center in New York, set off an immediate security alert in the American capital, with all federal buildings evacuated and F-16 fighter jets scrambled overhead. Firemen work on the roof of the Pentagon after a hijacked aircraft crashed into it, September 11, 2001. The crash caused untold casualties and massive damage that sent the nation's capital into shock and led President Bush to order extraordinary security measures. District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams declared a state of emergency in the city and all the hospitals in the region were put on 'maximum alert.' Most of the federal government shut down for the day. The Pentagon continues to burn September 12, 2001, a day after a hijacked airliner crashed into the building. The U.S. Capitol is seen in the background across the Potomac River. Hijackers slammed a passenger plane into the Pentagon September 11, 2001 and may have killed as many as 800 people in an attack that destroyed part of the U.S. military headquarters but interrupted operations only briefly. Despite the damage, officials said the massive building on the Potomac River would reopen Wednesday. Firefighters work on the roof of the Pentagon after the attack and officials said it could take a full day to bring the fire under control. The Pentagon burns after a hijacked plane crashed into the west side of the building September 11, 2001. Three hijacked planes crashed into U.S. landmarks on Tuesday, destroying both of New York's mighty twin towers and plunging the Pentagon in Washington into flames in an unprecedented assault on key symbols of U.S. military and financial power. Firefighters look at the gaping hole at the Pentagon building where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building September 11, 2001. The hijacked passenger plane smashed into the Pentagon, setting off a huge explosion and fire and causing untold casualties in a devastating blow to the headquarters of the U.S. military. The Pentagon is on fire after an aircraft crashed into it, September 11, 2001 with Washington Monument seen in the background. Three hijacked planes crashed into U.S. landmarks, destroying both of New York's mighty twin towers and plunging the Pentagon in Washington into flames in an unprecedented assault on key symbols of U.S. military and financial power. Firefighters and rescue workers unfurl a large American flag near the damaged area of the Pentagon outside Washington DC, September 12, 2001. The U.S. military's massive headquarters, scarred by a terrorist strike, reopened for limited business as rescue teams searched through rubble for up to 200 or more missing defense workers. White House Secret Service officers looks at the smoke from the Pentagon as they stand on the roof of the White House September 11, 2001. In an unprecedented attack on the U.S. capital, an aircraft crashed next to the Pentagon setting off a huge explosion and a separate fire forced evacuation of the White House. A plane crash at the Pentagon and a fire near the White House rocked the nation's capital on September 11, 2001, shutting down the federal government and causing massive gridlock as workers fled town.

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