"President Trump plans to begin construction on his Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial within the next two months, he said on Wednesday. The president first teased the notion in October, brandishing a miniature Parisian Arc de Triomphe-style model at a ballroom-donors dinner, with a promise it would eclipse his ballroom in popularity as a show of strength and might. The arch will sit in the center of a roundabout leading to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, across the Potomac River from Arlington National Cemetery."
"Unlike Trump's ego-driven project, dubbed the Arc de Trump, the architectural marvel he has compared it to honors the Frenchmen killed during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Trump would like to see his version erected in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. The arch is one of several changes Trump has wrought to the Washington architectural landscape, radiating outward from the White House."
President Trump announced plans to begin construction on a Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial within the next two months. He displayed a miniature Parisian Arc de Triomphe-style model at a donors dinner and said the arch would eclipse his private White House ballroom in popularity. The arch will occupy the center of a roundabout leading to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, across the Potomac from Arlington National Cemetery. Construction has not yet started. Trump said he wants the arch ready for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. The project joins other changes to the White House, including paving the Rose Garden, demolishing part of the East Wing for a $400 million ballroom, and gold finishes.
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