Excavation work will begin over the next two weeks on a site where the Trump administration plans to build a tall memorial arch in Washington, D.C., a project that currently faces a lawsuit from opponents who argue the project will disrupt nearby historic sight lines.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday announced that work would start on the Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck, which will be located on Columbia Island, standing between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery."This will be one of the Great Pieces of American Architecture, honoring the history and significance of Arlington Cemetery and befitting the most powerful Capital in the World," Burgum wrote on X, along with mock-ups of the towering 250-foot-tall arch.LEAVITT SHOWS OFF US TRIUMPHAL ARCH, WITH PLANS TO BE RELEASED THURSDAYA rendering of the Triumphal Arch is slated to be constructed on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C.Excavation work is expected to begin over the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday.
(Interior Department)The images showed a white arch with gold detail, with "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" written on top.A gold Lady Liberty-like figure with wings and a torch stands above, as well as gold eagles with their wings spread outward.The project faces opposition from three veterans and an architectural historian who argued that "congressional authorization is necessary and lacking for this project," said Nicolas Sansone, an attorney with the Public Citizen Litigation Group representing the plaintiffs.WHITE HOUSE TOUTS TRUMP’S ‘BOLD VISION’ FOR TOWERING INDEPENDENCE ARCH FOR AMERICA 250A lady-liberty-like statue is depicted atop the Triumphal Arch in a rendering released by the Interior Department on Thursday.
(Interior Department)"We believe that construction cannot and should not proceed apace, and we are prepared to inform the court that it needs to, at this juncture, step in," Sansone told The Associated Press.A 24-page report...