Can't we come up with something a little more original? As opposed to an imperial edifice, how about a structural equivalent of the Fanfare for the Common Man?
Posted on 09/03/2026 4:03:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The federal government plans to start excavation over the next two weeks on a massive triumphal arch across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said Thursday, launching a controversial project championed by President Trump.
Construction at the site is expected to take two to three years, with an intense 20-hour-a-day, year-round work schedule, the National Park Service has said, meaning the project could wrap up toward the end of Mr. Trump's second term.
The 250-foot-tall arch — which will be clad in granite and topped by three golden statues plus an observation deck — is slated for a traffic circle near Arlington Memorial Cemetery and across the river from the Lincoln Memorial.
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I drove thru that a million times in the early GTA versions!!
It will be known as TRUMPhal arch. His ego know no bounds.
As always, here come da judge…
Can't we come up with something a little more original? As opposed to an imperial edifice, how about a structural equivalent of the Fanfare for the Common Man?
my bad... It wasnt GTA... It was an old video game called Burnout!
Trump arch will alter sightlines of many Washington DC landmarks, report says
National Park Service, which backs the 250ft arch, says it is likely to disrupt historical significance of dozens of sites
Associated Press
A new National Park Service report backs Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightlines of a host of landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
The report released on Friday says the 250ft-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location adjacent to the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned over decades to reflect significant moments in the nation’s history and to evoke symbolism through sightlines that connect them to other sites. The arch will disturb the sightline between more Washington landmarks than anticipated, the report said.
more....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/trump-arch-sightlines-washington-dc
Celebrate our people Mr. President: shopkeepers, craft workers, scientists, and the manual labor that made you rich. Why not?
He will do anything except his job.
Tell it to Jefferson...
FWIW, the triumphal arch idea is Roman. Or maybe even Greek before them. Or maybe even earlier.
Point being, it’s hardly a French idea.
Correct.
Lawsuits will tie this up for years, and the next president will kill the project. I doubt it’s going to happen.
This is a major traffic area. It will be a nightmare.
FYI, the composer Aaron Copland was a Roosevelt and new deal supporter in 1942 when he wrote it. The song has leftist ties.
I agree with you. Napoleon brought death and destruction to most of Europe. In a way he was another Hitler, just one without the concentration camps.
And it’s not like Napoleon ended his career in victory, as a winner. He was defeated at Waterloo, and then went into humiliating exile at St. Helena.
I really don’t get all the fawning over the guy.
Stupid wasteful,distaste monument to Trump ego.
It should never be built.
Trump and others are paying for this, chipping in over $100 million.
The tax payer is merely stuck with $15 million, far less than what we’ve paid for other Presidential projects, I don’t see an issue with it.
This has cost the US taxpayer 123 million: https://www.obama.org/visit/ No complaints by our MSM, not really. But I’m sure we’re about to hear them about Trump and his arch.
In fact, $123 million US tax dollars spent gets you this: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/arts/design/obama-presidential-center-library-chicago.html “A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower” I’m not sure what that deformed cube is supposed to mean or symbolize? Does anyone know?
That said, I also think the style in Trumps arch will bother people.
Many folks today do not like things which look bold and strong, national, classic and Empire like.
It has to be “bla,” in grey, made out of recycled plastic bottles, and make some social or environmental statement.
What does an arch say? https://www.classicist.org/articles/classical-comments-the-triumphal-arch-as-a-design-resource/
Why in heaven's name are we emulating the French?All will be clear at Trump’s State Funeral when his casket passes through the Arc de Trump en route to internment in Arlington, as Napoleon’s casket passed through the Arc de Triomphe en route to Les Invalides.
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