Trump Plotting Even Bigger Architectural Project for D.C.
President Donald Trump looks ready to leave another mark on the nation’s capital with a triumphal arch that could rival the Lincoln Memorial.
79-year-old former real estate developer impose one’s taste According to AFP White House Correspondent Danny Kemp’s X post, federal architecture and White House insiders may be planning to build an arch on the other side of the Potomac River.
Kemp shared a photo of the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, featuring a satellite map of DC complete with a miniature model of the Lincoln Memorial, and across the water a model of the arch that doesn’t yet exist.
A plan of the arch across from the Lincoln Memorial is seen on the Resolute Desk. /Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
“Trump had a plan on his desk in the Oval Office today for a triumphal arch from the Lincoln Memorial on the other side of the river,” Kemp said. wrote.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment on the photo.
The arch, topped by a winged golden angel, appears to have been intended for the traffic circle at the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge; this mirrors the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, built by Napoleon Bonaparte.
President Donald Trump placed gold accents around the White House. He also signed an executive order.
Two miniature arch models were displayed on the table; the smaller one apparently matched the scale of the Lincoln Memorial model. The arch will apparently be slightly taller than the 99ft temple-like monument dedicated to America’s 16th President, which was completed in 1922.
In September, D.C. architect Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, principal of Harrison Design, posted a picture of a triumphal arch at the same traffic intersection.
“Proposal for a triumphal arch at the traffic intersection in front of Arlington National Cemetery for #America250 in DC. America needs a triumphal arch!” Charbonneau wrote.
It’s unclear whether Harrison Design was tapped by the White House to plan the arch. The Daily Beast has reached out to the company for comment.
New images of President Donald Trump’s ballroom project show how high the structure will rise above the White House. / McCrery Architects PLLC
Trump has big plans for the 250th anniversary of the United States next year; these include the construction of the $34 million National Garden of American Heroes and a UFC fight on the White House lawn.
In his second term, the commander-in-chief devoted himself to renovating the White House; He did this by covering it mostly in gold, but also paving over the historic Rose Garden and building a $200 million ballroom larger than the White House.
