Egypt unveils massive 'Octagon' defense center, 39 times bigger than Pentagon

Egypt unveiled its colossal new military and state headquarters, dubbed the “Octagon,” which is both an engineering marvel and a not-so-subtle symbol of President Abdel Fatah al Sisi’s power.

In a Hollywood-style video released on Sunday, Egypt revealed its State Strategic Command Center, a sprawling complex in the desert east of Cairo meant to serve as the new headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense. The center blows away the competition to become the largest defense headquarters in the world, amounting to over 35 square miles — nearly the size of Lisbon, Portugal. This amounts to about 39 times the size of the entire Pentagon complex.