April 16 (UPI) -- The Commission of Fine Arts voted Thursday to OK President Donald Trump's plan to build a 250-foot "victory arch" at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The arch will tower over Arlington National Cemetery and obstruct the view of the Lincoln Memorial.
The commission includes multiple Trump appointees, so the decision to approve was expected. The group advises the president, Congress and local governments on the aesthetics of construction within Washington, D.C.
The arch's design is similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, but it would be almost 100 feet taller. The architectural plans by Harrison Design show it topped with two eagles and a winged, crowned figure. On one side, it says "One Nation Under God," and the other it says, "With Liberty and Justice for All."
The plans are to build the arch in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island, a human-made island in the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va. The island is run by the National Park Service.
