Trump arch moves ahead — but monument loses eight feet and four lions
The revised plan keeps the arch at 250 feet but drops the base and gold lions, while granite replaces marble for the exterior.
- On Thursday, the Commission of Fine Arts approved a revised design for President Donald Trump's Triumphal Arc, maintaining 250 feet height but removing an eight-foot base and four gold lions to reduce overall elevation.
- Planned for the traffic circle between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, the Arc is envisioned to mark the nation's 250th anniversary as part of Trump's broader effort to remake the capital's architectural style.
- Despite 600 public comments of which 99.5% were negative, the Commission advanced the project at "unprecedented speed." The revised design specifies granite for the exterior, and the Arc's depth has been widened.
- A Vietnam War veterans group filed a legal challenge over the Arc's scale and obstruction concerns, while safety worries regarding proximity to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport prompted the Department of Interior to request a Federal Aviation Administration aeronautical study.
- Construction crews began statutorily required site surveys at Memorial Circle last week, while the administration plans to use an obscure century-old authorization to bypass Congressional approval, though the project must still win National Capitol Planning Commission clearance.
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Sunlen Serfaty, CNN - President Donald Trump's project to build the world's tallest arch is one step closer to becoming a reality after a key agency approved a revised design for the structure on Thursday. However, the monument's overall height will be less than previously proposed. Four golden lions that previously adorned the side of the arch near its base have also been removed—a change the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) had pushed for, given …
Trump’s arch receives stamp of approval from key arts commission
The design for President Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch received an initial OK from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and requested design revisions with key caveats: no underground tunnel and no lions guarding the base.
The Arc de Triomphe-inspired monument advanced its approval in the U.S., although Trump's original design will undergo aesthetic changes.
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