Monumental ambitions: the history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
- Written by Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
Getty ImagesDonald Trump took time out this week from dramatic events at home and abroad to reveal three new design concepts for his proposed “Independence Arch” in Washington DC.
All three renderings resemble the famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris, although one features gilded livery not unlike Trump’s chosen adornments to the Oval...
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