Trump administration plans to build a giant triumphal arch over 76 meters tall in Washington
On April 15, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President Trump and the Department of the Interior will submit a planning proposal for constructing the "American Triumphal Arch" to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
Leavitt said: "To mark this historic moment, Trump and his administration will submit a construction plan for the 'American Triumphal Arch.'" She added that this grand arch will stand over 76 meters high, with a colossal Statue of Liberty atop its summit—taller than Paris’s Arc de Triomphe (50 meters), as well as similar structures in Mexico City and Pyongyang—making it the world’s largest triumphal arch.
According to renderings released by the White House, the arch will be ivory-colored, inspired by ancient Rome’s Arch of Titus, while also incorporating stylistic elements from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Atop the arch will stand a golden statue of Liberty, approximately 18.3 meters tall, featuring angelic wings, flanked by two massive golden eagles on either side. The front and back faces of the arch will bear golden inscriptions reading “One Nation Under God” and “Liberty and Justice for All,” respectively.
Regarding location, the arch is planned for a traffic circle on Columbia Island along the Potomac River, situated directly between the Lincoln Memorial and the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. With a height far exceeding the 100-foot-tall Lincoln Memorial, the completed arch will completely transform Washington’s skyline.
Although the White House has not yet disclosed the total cost, some funding for the project will come from American taxpayers.
For White House press secretary Leavitt, the “American Triumphal Arch” will inspire national pride. She told reporters: "Even if all of you here are long gone, our descendants will still be inspired by this monument."
Source: rfi
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