Construction on ‘Arc de Trump’ to begin within 2 months, president says
President Trump plans to begin construction on his “Triumphal Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial within the next two months, he said on Wednesday.
The president first teased the notion in October, brandishing a miniature Parisian Arc de Triomphe-style model at a ballroom-donors dinner, with a promise it would eclipse his ballroom in popularity as a show of strength and might. The arch will sit in the center of a roundabout leading to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, across the Potomac River from Arlington National Cemetery.
“[Construction] hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months,” Trump told Politico on Wednesday from Mar-a-Lago. “It’ll be great. Everyone loves it. They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch.”
US President Donald Trump holds models with different sizes for a proposed “Independence Arch” as he speaks during a dinner with ballroom donors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Getty
Unlike Trump’s ego-driven project, dubbed the “Arc de Trump,” the architectural marvel he has compared it to honors the Frenchmen killed during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Trump would like to see his version erected in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026.
The arch is one of several changes Trump has wrought to the Washington architectural landscape, radiating outward from the White House.
Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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