{"id":8289,"date":"2026-05-22T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8289"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:05:21","slug":"arc-de-trump-design-approved-for-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/arc-de-trump-design-approved-for-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"“Arc de Trump” design approved for Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A monumental triumphal arch with a neoclassical structure devised by Atlanta-based studio Harrison Design has been approved for Washington DC<\/a>, USA, by the Commission of Fine Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US Commission of Fine Arts (CFA<\/a>), which reviews projects in the capital city and is staffed by US president Donald Trump-appointees, approved the design months after it was first proposed in October 2025.<\/p>\n

Officially called the Triumphal Arch of Washington DC, it has been nicknamed the “Arc de Trump” \u2013 a play on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The DC scheme would be 250 feet tall (76 metres), nearly 100 feet (30 metres) taller than its Parisian counterpart.<\/p>\n

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The Commision of Fine Arts approved the triumphal arch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is set to be built on a traffic circle at the end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge on the south bank of the Potomac River.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters after the approval, Trump cited his observation that Washington DC is the “only important and major city” without one as a justification for the project.<\/p>\n

After an April review suggested the gilded angels at the top of the structure be removed, the final design still has the three figures on top of the arch, the tallest in the middle rising 60 feet (18 metres).<\/p>\n

Golden lions featured on plinths in the April design<\/a>\u00a0initially reviewed by the CFA appear to have been removed. The gilt detailing on the top of the building and gilt letters spelling out One Nation Under God remain.<\/p>\n

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It was designed by Harrison Design on a traffic island south of the Potomac River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plans revealed through the recent meeting show three levels of inhabitable space within the building, a lower level for ticketing, a gallery level and an observation deck, the latter two near the top of the structure.<\/p>\n

In the design submissions<\/a> from the review, before and after images with renderings of the arch inserted into real photography show the potential sightlines of the arch from various angles in the capital.<\/p>\n

From the lawn of the Washington Monument facing the Lincoln Memorial, the gilt angels can be seen sticking up over the treeline in the distance.<\/p>\n