Trump’s Triumphal Arch Wins Approval From Key Committee

Preservation groups and several veterans organizations have also filed lawsuits attempting to stop construction.

“The arch, as proposed, would dominate the National Cemetery and would be inconsistent with its solemn and hallowed character,” National Trust for Historic Preservation attorney Elizabeth Merritt told commissioners.

Still, Trump administration officials and project designers moved aggressively forward with the plan. Architect Nicolas Charbonneau told