WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump’s plans for a new , unveiled on Friday, include a towering winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions 鈥� all gilded.
The 12-page plan released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts shows the arch will stand 250 feet tall (76.2 meters) from its base to the tip of the winged figure’s torch, with 鈥淥ne Nation Under God鈥� and 鈥淟iberty and Justice for All鈥� inscribed in gold atop either side of the monument.
The plan indicates the structure would stand between the Lincoln Memorial in the east and Arlington National Cemetery toward the west and within a traffic circle connecting Washington with northern Virginia. The arch would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial, which stands at 99 feet tall (30.2 meters).
Trump wrote on social media that it 鈥渨ill be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World. This will be a wonderful addition to the Washington D.C. area for all Americans to enjoy for many decades to come!鈥�
Trump has said he wants to build the near the Lincoln Memorial and argued that the nation鈥檚 capital first sought such a monument 200 years ago.
鈥淚t was interrupted by a thing called the Civil War, and so it never got built,鈥� Trump said in February. 鈥淭hen, they almost built something in 1902, but it never happened.鈥�
Trump has said that major cities around the world have such monuments, and Washington is the only one without one.
The arch is one of several architectural changes Trump is making in his second term. In addition to building a , he’s also made changes to the and .
The arch goes beyond the White House, giving Trump a chance to leave another lasting monument in a city known for them. It would expand on his earlier talk of sprucing up the city by replacing its 鈥渢ired鈥� grasses, and broken signage and street medians.
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An earlier version of this story mistakenly cited the 鈥淐ommission on Fine Arts.鈥� The plan was released by the Commission of Fine Arts.
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