Federal Fine Arts Commission Gives Preliminary Approval To Trump 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Design
Apr 17
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The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts gave preliminary design approval on April 16, 2026 to President Trump's proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch. The advisory commission, whose seven members were appointed by President Trump, reviewed the proposal at its monthly meeting. The commission gave preliminary design approval for a 250-foot arch set on the grassy traffic circle of Columbia Island at the foot of Memorial Bridge in Virginia. Renderings show a neoclassical arch that echoes Paris' Arc de Triomphe but stands nearly 100 feet taller, topped with a gilded torch-bearing Lady Liberty, two bald eagles and lions and inscribed in gold.
