The federal Commission of Fine Arts is set on Thursday to review plans for a hulking 250-foot “triumphal arch” purportedly to celebrate the #US’ 250th birthday, one of several unwelcome construction projects #Trump has conjured up in an effort to leave his garish mark on Washington.

Trump has reason to be optimistic about the fate of the review: He fired all of the panel’s members in October & replaced them with allies.

#architecture #GovernmentSpending #GovernmentWaste
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How Trump Plans to Make D.C.’s Triumphal Arch One of the World’s Largest

See how the 250-foot structure would dwarf other monumental arches, including the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

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