AMERICANTHINKER - Architecture Of Empire
Photo Credit:Kollner, Augustus, 1813-1906, artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain By Lars Møller Classical order, national identity, and the modernist assault on Washington.
DAILYCALLER (Reagan Reese) - How Extensive Has Trump’s DC Beautification Been? We Have The Numbers
'Decline is a choice'
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback
The Commission of Fine Arts gave the arch design its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components. The president said Thursday that he doesn't need approval from Congress.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - US Fine Arts Commission to review, possibly vote Thursday on Trump's revised plan for arch in DC
Among critics' concerns is the arch's height, which would rival that of every monument in the city including the Lincoln Memorial.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks
Many of the changes Trump wants to make to the White House and the city are facing legal challenges. Some are reversible, while others could reshape the nation's capital for generations to come.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond, Aaron Steckelberg) - Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers
The head of a federal arts commission is proposing the more ornate Corinthian style for the nearly 200-year-old columns at the building’s front entrance
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond, Hannah Dormido, Tim Meko) - Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.