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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re: It will be located in Virginia not DC
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Actually the end of the Memorial Bridge across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial lands on Columbia Island, a part of Washington D.C.
On the west side of the island is the Boundary Channel, the edge of which coincides with the D.C. and Virginia border.
So it looks like from the model that it will be in D.C.
place it on top of that MLK abomination which should be thrown in the trash
You're looking at it the wrong way. I always gave money to my parents when I lived at home...and most kids do. They're not moochers...they're helpers.
Even years later, I still helped my parents out.
The Monument is awesome.
We can do both and I hope we do.
If I’m interpreting the layout correctly it’s in the 50 acres north of Lincoln, Lovely wooded area, but the wretched monument to the signers of the Declaration is seriously in need of replacing
“ Actually the end of the Memorial Bridge across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial lands on Columbia Island, a part of Washington D.C.”
That’s great information. Thank you FRiend.
BIGGER!
This sounds babylon bee-ish
Kind of Mormonish. Maybe it is a golden horn not a scepter
As GW Bush said in his inaugural address, “An angel rides the whirlwind, and directs the storm.”
ICWYD.
So would I!
Our history is important — removing statues is disrespectful and shows the profound ignorance of the removers!
You’re quite welcome.
I lived in northern Virginia when I found out about it. Because if stopped on that segment of the George Washington Parkway with a firearm in the vehicle, one could go to jail. Washington D.C. had very strict gun laws at the time, and still does not honor concealed carry licenses from any other state.
Tech....???
The USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier.
The Enterprise Space Shuttle.
Skylab & The Hubble space telescope.
Thanks. If I’m remembering correctly, there’s one of those traffic circles on Columbia Island and it’s close to the Arlington National Cemetery where both my parents are buried.
I think.
I haven’t been up there in a few years.
Good one!
Yes, that’s right.
My parents too, in the Columbarium.
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