"The lawsuit, filed by the Cultural Landscape Foundation, alleged the renovation violates the National Historic Preservation Act, a law passed by Congress in 1996 that outlines procedures for changes to historic properties. The nonprofit seeks an emergency order halting the Trump administration's overhaul, which focuses on replacing the pool's gray stone appearance with an industrial-strength coating in the color of a blue swimming pool. The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design, the lawsuit stated. It was the design."
"The case was brought against the US Department of the Interior, the executive agency overseeing the renovation, which said in a statement that Trump has done more to make our nation's capital a shining beacon than any other president in the history of this country. Trump announced the project in April, saying it's going to be fantastic and really beautiful. As the project planned to cost nearly $7m got underway, Trump's motorcade took an unannounced trip to see the project up close."
"Trump has said he was motivated to oversee the renovation after a friend visiting from Germany criticized the condition of the reflecting pool. He said, It's filthy, dirty. The water is disgusting-looking. It's not representative of the country,' Trump told reporters at a White House event. Some of the president's other projects in Washington, including renovations to the city's golf courses and construction of a White House ballroom, have also drawn legal challenges."
A historic preservation nonprofit filed a lawsuit seeking an emergency order to halt renovation work on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The Cultural Landscape Foundation alleged the renovation violates the National Historic Preservation Act, which sets procedures for changes to historic properties. The planned overhaul would replace the pool’s gray stone appearance with an industrial-strength coating in a blue swimming-pool color. The lawsuit argued the dark gray, achromatic basin is not incidental but is the design itself. The case was filed against the US Department of the Interior, which oversees the renovation. The administration defended the project, and Trump said he wanted to improve the pool after criticism from a friend visiting from Germany. Other Washington projects by Trump have also faced court challenges.
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