Trump wants to build 250ft Washington DC arch that dwarfs Lincoln Memorial – report
US president reportedly eyes plot near Memorial Bridge for a large-scale structure named the Independence ArchDonald Trump reportedly wants the arch he is planning to build in Washington DC to dwarf the Lincoln Memorial.The US president envision the planned arch to be a height of 250ft, or...
<p>US president reportedly eyes plot near Memorial Bridge for a large-scale structure named the Independence Arch</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> reportedly wants the arch he is planning to build in Washington DC to dwarf the Lincoln Memorial.</p><p>The US president envision the planned arch to be a height of 250ft, or significantly taller than the 100ft-tall Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/">reported</a> on Saturday. It would also be significantly taller than Paris’s 164ft-tall Arc de Triomphe – but less than half the height than the Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, the world’s tallest arch.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/trump-washington-dc-arch-lincoln-memorial">Continue reading...</a>
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