Trump administration unveils renderings of its proposed gold-accented arch | CNN Politics

Designs for a towering, gold-accented triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery were revealed by the White House on Friday – providing more insight into the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s desire to mold the physical footprint of Washington, DC, into his own vision. The proposed 250-foot arch, pictured on a traffic circle between the cemetery’s entrance and the Lincoln Memorial, is topped by a golden statue of a winged Lady Liberty holding a shield and a torch. Two golden eagles sit beneath the statue’s wings in the renderings prepared by Harrison Design, a Washington architectural firm. The Trump administration shared the renderings with the Commission on Fine Arts, a government agency that would need to approve the designs. The structure evokes Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, though it would exceed its height by more than 80 feet. It would be more than double the height of the nearby Lincoln Memorial. Other gold-plated features include two phrases: “One Nation Under God” on the side of the arch that faces the Lincoln Memorial and “Liberty and Justice for All” on the portion that faces the cemetery; golden garnish lining the uppermost level of the a