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Trump makes plans for arch to be built near Lincoln Memorial as entry to DC
- On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, President Donald Trump unveiled plans for the Independence Arch near the Lincoln Memorial at a White House East Room fundraiser, displaying a model to donors.
- Framed by the White House as part of a ballroom fundraising push, the event thanked donors who contributed to a $250 million White House ballroom project, with 90,000-square-foot construction begun last month.
- Models and renderings reveal the Independence Arch resembles Paris's Arc de Triomphe topped by Lady Liberty in three sizes, with Trump favoring the largest and a 3D rendering showing a structure as tall as the Lincoln Memorial.
- Few specifics have been released about the arch proposal details, leaving cost, dimensions and timeline unspecified, while the White House ballroom capacity shows a discrepancy between 650 and 999.
- The project aims to complete the arch by next year for the country's 250th anniversary, recalling the 1902 National Park Service arch proposal and featuring neoclassical design elements.
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Trump plans to leave his mark on Washington by building a Paris-like arch near the Lincoln Memorial
President Donald Trump plans to leave his mark on the nation's capital by building a Paris-like arch at one of the entrances to the District of Columbia.
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President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S.
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 …
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