President Donald Trump shared a rendering of the facade of a grander looking new East Wing and ballroom saying it would be “identical” in height and scale as the executive mansion.
The sketch, which Trump shared on a Truth Social post on Feb. 3, offers a view of the future East Wing from the nearby Treasury Building − from where photos of the bulldozed East Wing first emerged in October amid public outcry.
“It is a rendering from the Treasury Building, directly across the street, and replaces the very small, dilapidated, and rebuilt many times, East Wing, with a magnificent New East Wing,” wrote Trump. “Being an identical height and scale, it is totally in keeping with our historic White House.”
The rendering also showcased a new architectural feature that the old East Wing facade didn’t have: A pediment above the columns. The new triangular gable, which was first seen in renderings shared in July by the White House, sat atop six columns. In the new sketch shared by Trump, it now sits on top of eight columns.
The 90,000 square foot “New East Wing” and ballroom project comes with a $400 million price tag and will include a new office for the first lady and a movie theater. The ballroom is expected to accommodate 1,000 people.
