{"id":48486,"date":"2026-04-12T10:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48486"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:48:03","slug":"president-trump-unveils-rendering-for-the-most-beautiful-triumphal-arch-in-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48486","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Unveils Rendering for the &#8216;Most Beautiful Triumphal Arch&#8217; in D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a rendering of the Triumphal Arch that he is planning to build in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased to announce that TODAY my Administration officially filed the presentation and plans to the highly respected Commission of Fine Arts for what will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2042726447769325603\">wrote<\/a> in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018This will be a wonderful addition to the Washington D.C. area for all Americans to enjoy for many decades to come!\u2019 \u2014 President DONALD J. TRUMP,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The image shows the European-style arch with two eagles flanking a winged Lady Liberty-like figure standing over the words, \u201cOne Nation Under God,\u201d and golden lions seated at its base:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2042726447769325603\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2042726447769325603\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The arch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/01\/photo-white-house-president-trumps-vision-for-massive-independence-arch-will-be-felt-by-generations-to-come\/\">resembles<\/a> the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, and could be taller than the Lincoln Memorial. The president has reportedly expressed a preference that it be 250-feet tall to commemorate America\u2019s 250th anniversary, according to Breitbart News. The outlet noted in February the project would reportedly be privately funded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">In January, the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2014747248110743784\">had revealed<\/a> three optional renderings for the project, calling it, \u201cThe Independence Arch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2014747248110743784\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2014747248110743784\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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),\u201d the Associated Press (AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-arch-9ac0b34c18a8801d44a9ef2dbb23132b\">reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/250-foot-arch-renderings-washington-potomac-arlington-cemetery-rcna273733\">renderings<\/a> are from Harrison Design, according to NBC News. In a statement to the outlet,\u00a0White House spokesman Davis Ingle explained the structure \u201cwill enhance the visitor experience at Arlington National Cemetery for veterans, the families of the fallen, and all Americans alike, serving as a visual reminder of the noble sacrifices borne by so many American heroes throughout our 250 year history so we can enjoy our freedoms today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">He added, \u201cPresident Trump will continue to honor our veterans and give the greatest Nation on earth \u2014 America \u2014 the glory it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/11\/photo-president-trump-unveils-rendering-for-the-most-beautiful-triumphal-arch-in-d-c\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a rendering of the Triumphal Arch that he is planning to build in Washington, DC. \u201cI am pleased to announce&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}