US EditionTrump says he wants DC’s new arch to be ‘biggest’ in the world
The White House plans a 250-foot Independence Arch to mark the U.S. 250th anniversary, potentially overshadowing the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, experts warn.
- Last weekend aboard Air Force One, Trump said `For 200 years they’ve wanted to build an arc` as he proposed a monument near the Arlington Memorial Bridge and Lincoln Memorial.
- Records show Washington's closest prior arch was a temporary Victory Arch built in 1919 and torn down in 1920, while the Arlington Memorial Bridge with eagle sculptures was constructed decades after the Civil War, making the president's timeline inaccurate.
- Design plans show Harrison Design, a local firm, working on the project, with the largest arch model reportedly 250 feet tall with a Lady Liberty statue atop it.
- A committee will review the plan, but the White House has not disclosed cost, funding, or approval details as the arch would extend the president's physical imprint amid other renovations.
- He wants to unveil the arch for America's 250th birthday celebrations, but Chandra Manning, Georgetown University history professor, said Antebellum Washington had no push for decorative memorialization and historians note the president's timing and claims conflict with records.
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Donald Trump wants to build a 76-meter-high arch in Washington. Experts are not enthusiastic about the size of the project. An analysis.
Donald Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite
President Donald Trump wants to build a large arch in Washington D.C. He claims a desire for such a monument has existed for two centuries. However, historical records and experts dispute his claims. The eagles he mentioned are part of a bridge built long after the Civil War. Washington's closest arch was temporary.
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Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite
President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial. He says the idea dates back around 200 years but was interrupted by the Civil War — despite history suggesting that wasn't what happened.
The American president is already sharing images of what the structure could look like.
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