{"id":578070,"date":"2026-04-11T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578070\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:47:11","slug":"trump-says-plans-filed-for-huge-triumphal-arch-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578070\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says plans filed for huge triumphal arch in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

After teasing the idea in recent months<\/a>, US President Donald Trump<\/a> has now confirmed that the plans for the 76-meter (250\u2011foot)\u00a0triumphal arch in Washington\u00a0D.C. have been filed with the US<\/a> Commission of Fine Arts.<\/p>\n

Trump hailed it as “the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World.”<\/p>\n

If completed, the project would dwarf the famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris<\/a>, which is just under 50 meters. It would also overtake the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico, currently the world’s tallest triumphal arch at\u00a067 meters tall, and the runner-up Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, standing at 60 meters.<\/p>\n

“This will be a wonderful addition to the Washington D.C. area for all Americans to enjoy for many decades to come,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Friday.<\/p>\n

Costs still unclear<\/p>\n

According to the plans, the arch is set to feature a gilded figure reminiscent of Lady Liberty<\/a>, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions, also gilded, and bear the inscriptions of “One Nation Under God” and “Liberty and Justice for All”\u00a0in gold letters.<\/p>\n

\"PrintedThe structure is to be build across the Potomac River from the Lincoln MemorialImage: Jon Elswick\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

It is unclear\u00a0how much the project will cost, although an Axios report in October cited an estimate by White House insiders that put the cost at $100 million (\u20ac85 million). It is also possible that private money would be used to finance the monument, as is the case with the controversial White House ballroom construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arch plans to be challenged in court<\/p>\n

Trump previously said that the arch would be constructed to mark 250 years since the signing of the US Declaration of Independence on July 4. When asked by a reporter who the monument was for, he pointed to himself, saying “me” and adding it would be “fantastic.”<\/p>\n

The former real estate developer also argued that Washington D.C. was the only major capital city without its own triumphal arch.<\/p>\n

The plans are to be reviewed by the US Commission of Fine Arts<\/a>. In October, Trump fired all members of the agency’s board and replaced them with his own political allies.<\/p>\n

Separately, the arch faces a legal challenge from\u00a0three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian, who argue the arch would need to be approved by\u00a0Congress.<\/p>\n

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