George Bush Center for Intelligence
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The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, located in the unincorporated community of Langley in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington, D.C.
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George Bush Center for Intelligence | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Address | 1000 Colonial Farm Road, Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 38°57′6.12″N 77°8′48.12″W |
Current tenants | Central Intelligence Agency |
Named for | George H. W. Bush |
Construction started | October 1957 |
Topped-out | 1960 |
Opened | September 1961; 62 years ago (1961-09) (Original HQ Building) |
Inaugurated | November 28, 1961 |
Renovated | May 1984 – March 1991 (New HQ Building) |
Cost | $46 million |
Technical details | |
Floor count | Six (New Headquarters Building); Seven (Original Headquarters Building) |
Floor area | 2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2)[1] |
Grounds | 258 acres (104 hectares) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Harrison & Abramovitz |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates |
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The headquarters is a conglomeration of the Original Headquarters Building (OHB) and the New Headquarters Building (NHB) and sits on a total of 258 acres (1.04 km2) of land.[2] It was the world's largest intelligence headquarters from 1959 until 2019, when it was surpassed by Germany's BND headquarters.