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Posted on 10/12/2025 2:38:08 PM PDT by Libloather
Call it the Arc de Trump.
President Trump posted an architect’s rendering of a huge triumphal arch to mark the nation’s 250th birthday – and his biggest change yet to the capital’s skyline.
The stone arch would be constructed just across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial — soaring above that memorial’s 99-foot height — and add a major new element to DC’s public architecture.
The online sketch depicts a massive monument that bears a strong resemblance to the Washington Square Park arch in Manhattan and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The stone monument features carved wreaths, two huge eagles facing East, and a golden winged angel brandishing a scepter.
The sketch is by architect Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, a partner at Harrison Design whose Sacred Architecture Studio features church designs.
“He’s an extremely talented classical architect,” a source familiar with the project told The Post. “His business is mainly in sacred architecture, but he’s truly a classical architect not just some guy who’s copying and pasting columns.”
The first inkling of Trump’s latest building plans to transform Washington came to light with a small-scale model in the Oval Office. AFP posted images of the design model that was atop the president’s desk Thursday.
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I like it! 👍
Heh. That’ll make heads explode!
What does an angel brandishing a scepter have to do with the United States of America?
Needs moar gold!
Maybe it is the angel of fixing healthcare, rents, food prices.
We are going to need one.
Careful what you ask for, the top of the list in those solutions is basic universal income.
We don’t want that.
The archangel Michael has been depicted this way, banishing satan and fallen angels from heaven. Maybe it’s about Michael protecting people of God and protecting America by sending away those who want to destroy it.
Arc de Trumph (!)
Archangel Amenadiel, represents protection and God’s will in classical Western Civilization symbolism.
Or maybe Illuminati! /s
I never mentioned universal income. You did. We need a better economy.
Younger people are still living with parents because they can hardly afford to move out anymore. None of that is Trump’s fault, but it is a mess. The previous 4 years has destroyed a lot.
Fancy monuments mean little.
But, you may not be able to dig your way out, without them.
I would rather have the Civil War monuments back, but I expect I am a minority.
“Trump shares rendering of massive stone monument for DC to mark America’s 250th birthday”
It will be located in Virginia not DC.
“That’ll make heads explode!”
For sure!
I would like them back. They are part of our history.
Didn’t think I would; but I kinda love it!
Big ol’ vulvic symbol!
We’ve already got the Washington monument, now maybe Martha’s?
OLD old, it’s a copy of previous monuments....
Could we not have something that would speak to the next 250 years?
Thrilled. Monuments are continuously being added, many not adding anything to a city of monuments. Trump has an excellent eye for classical architecture, and a tribute to 250 years will be an excellent addition to the city.
Like this, maybe; looks "modern" to me:
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