Trump Administration Proposes 250-Foot Triumphal Arch with Gold Angel for Washington D.C. Area
The updated proposal for a 250-foot triumphal arch in Arlington, Virginia, has been presented by the Trump administration to the Commission of Fine Arts, which will conduct a review on April 16. Crafted by Harrison Design, this arch commemorates the Semiquincentennial and features a 60-foot angel coated in gold lacquer, along with the phrase "ONE NATION UNDER GOD." It will include staircases and elevators leading to an upper observation deck, as well as a roundabout for traffic flow. This structure surpasses the height of Brooklyn's 80-foot Grand Army Plaza Arch and exceeds Paris's 160-foot Arc de Triomphe. Trump has referenced "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" in various speeches, including at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5. Additionally, the CFA will assess a White House Visitor Center and changes to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the same date.
Key facts
- Updated plans for a triumphal arch were submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts
- The CFA will review the proposal on April 16
- The arch would be built in Arlington, Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
- Harrison Design is the architect
- The arch would rise 250 feet tall
- A 60-foot gold-lacquered angel would top the arch, facing the Lincoln Memorial
- The inscription "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" appears on the entablature
- The arch would be more than three times taller than Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch
Entities
Artists
- Nicolas Leo Charbonneau
Institutions
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Harrison Design
- AECOM
- White House
- US Commission of Fine Arts
- CFA
- National Capital Planning Commission
- Sacred Architecture Studio
- New York Times
- Dezeen
Locations
- Arlington
- Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- Potomac River
- United States
- Brooklyn
- New York
- Paris
- France
- Washington DC
- USA
- Arlington Memorial Bridge
- Arlington National Cemetery