Excavation work on President Donald Trump's triumphal arch is scheduled to begin over the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Sept. 3.
"This will be one of the great pieces of American architecture, honoring the history and significance of Arlington Cemetery and befitting the most powerful capital in the world," Burgum said in a post on X.
Burgum also included pictures of what the arch would look like.
The proposed monument would include a mezzanine level at 166 feet, a 24-foot-high observation deck, and a 60-foot statue of Lady Liberty at the top.
The structure, which is intended to mark America's 250th anniversary, would prominently display the inscriptions "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All."
It was inspired by the 164-foot-high Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
However, as Jackson Richman reports for The Epoch Times,the proposal has sparked a legal challenge.
A group of veterans and a historian, represented by public interest law firm Public Citizen Litigation Group, have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block construction, arguing that the arch would interfere with the historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, among other concerns.
The Justice Department has responded that Congress approved large structures at the planned site decades ago and gave authority to the National Park Service to cha
