#monument-design

#monument-design

US President Donald Trump's proposal to build a 250ft-tall arch on Memorial Circle in Washington, DC, was approved by a the US Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday (21 May) in a vote that leapfrogged the usual review process and largely disregarded the public comments, which were "99.5%" in opposition to the project, according to a staff report. While the arch's design still lacks some key details, including additional sculptures and reliefs to fill its niches, the CFA's chairman, Rodney Mims Cook, Jr, put forward a motion for final approval, which was passed by the four present commissioners.