NPS Warns Trump Arch Could Obscure DC Landmark Sightlines
TL;DR
The National Park Service backs the 250-foot Triumphal Arch at Memorial Circle but says it would adversely affect dozens of historic properties and the Lincoln Memorial–Arlington Cemetery sightline; alternative sites could reduce impacts, but would sever the historic planning rationale, and smaller versions would worsen the obstructed view.
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- National Park Service backs Trump’s 250-foot arch despite ‘adverse effects’ on historic sites CNBC
- Park Service supports Trump's huge arch, despite harms to other landmarks USA Today
- Trump arch will alter sightlines of many Washington DC landmarks, report says The Guardian
- Trump’s triumphal arch will cause a slew of ‘adverse’ effects, administration admits — but its plans are staying CNN
- National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on DC's sightline NBC4 Washington
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