"On Wednesday, President Trump showed off plans for a major new monument to be potentially added to Washington, D.C.: a grand, classically styled arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged statue that suggests Victory. A watercolor rendition of the proposed arch posted online last month by architect Nicolas Leo Charbonneau of Harrison Design, and reposted by the president on his Truth Social account, shows a monument that bears strong aesthetic similarities to Paris' Arc de Triomphe and the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn. (Wags have already dubbed the proposed monument from the former real estate developer the "Arc de Trump.")"
"On Wednesday evening, at a fundraising dinner in the East Room to benefit his planned $250 million ballroom addition to the White House, the president displayed three differently scaled models of the possible arch the largest of which would appear to dwarf nearby iconic, existing structures, including the Lincoln Memorial. "Whichever one would look good. I happen to think the large one," he said. The proposed arch, which is being discussed as a commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary next year, would be located in a traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial."
Renderings depict a grand, classically styled arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged statue suggesting Victory. A watercolor rendition by architect Nicolas Leo Charbonneau was posted online and shows strong aesthetic similarities to Paris' Arc de Triomphe and Brooklyn's Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Arch. Three scaled models were displayed at an East Room fundraising dinner tied to a planned $250 million ballroom addition to the White House, with the largest model appearing to dwarf nearby landmarks such as the Lincoln Memorial. The proposed arch is being discussed for the nation's 250th anniversary and would sit in a traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. Design approval requires the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which is currently closed due to the government shutdown.
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