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Trump administration releases renderings of 250-foot 'triumphal arch' to loom over Potomac
The 250-foot monument would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and faces legal challenges from veterans groups and preservationists.
- On Friday, the Interior Department submitted renderings for a proposed 250-foot 'triumphal arch' at Memorial Circle to the Commission of Fine Arts for formal review.
- President Donald Trump has promoted the project for months to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, saying he wants it to be the 'biggest one of all.'
- Renderings by Harrison Design show a 250-foot structure topped by a winged Lady Liberty with four golden lions and 'One Nation Under God' inscribed in gold. The National Endowment for the Humanities has reserved $2 million and $13 million in matching funds for the project.
- Veterans and historians filed lawsuits to block construction, arguing the project requires congressional authorization and would obstruct views between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
- The Commission of Fine Arts, stacked with Trump appointees, will review the designs next week, continuing efforts to reshape Washington architecture alongside the halted $400 million White House ballroom renovation.
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MissoulianArchitectural plans for Trump's arch unveiled
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's plans for a new triumphal arch in the capital, unveiled Friday, include a winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions — all gilded.
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Trump reveals plans for a massive Washington arch
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday revealed renderings for a colossal triumphal arch proposed for construction in Washington near some of the nation's most revered monuments.At 250 feet (76.2 meters) it would pip Mexico City's Monument to the Revolution by 30 feet, making it the largest structure of its kind in the world, and...
Trump administration unveils plans for giant triumphal arch in Washington
WASHINGTON, April 11 — US President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday revealed renderings for a colossal triumphal arch proposed for construction in Washington near some of the nation’s most revered monuments.At 250 feet (76.2 meters), it would pip Mexico City’s Monument to the Revolution by 30 feet, making it the largest structure of its kind in the world, and knocking Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph to third place.The gold-accented arch woul…
According to President Trump, the US government has submitted drafts for a huge triumphal arch in the capital Washington to the relevant commission.
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