Washington, D.C. officials and preservationists urged the Trump administration on September 18-19 to scale back planned monument construction near Arlington National Cemetery to slender columns originally envisioned in a 1924 design, rather than Trump's proposed arch. A D.C. review found 93% of 11,000 resident comments opposed the arch.
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Local officials, preservationists and historians are pushing to scale back Trump's planned arch, advocating the slender columns originally envisioned by architects and lawmakers a century ago.
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A D.C. review cited in the letter found opposition from residents of every state and most U.S. territories, with 93% of the roughly 11,000 D.C. resident comments opposing the arch. But as long as Trump wants his personal tribute . . . . . . www.yahoo.com/news/politic... D.C. Official to Trump Admin: Scrap Arch, Build 1925 Columns