The Reflecting Pool in DC has blue material peeling off from the bottom just days after the landmark was refilled following a multi-million-dollar renovation.

A $20 million renovation of Washington, DC's Reflecting Pool set out to fix leaks and turn the water blue. Mother Nature had other plans.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after an expensive repair project

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green just days after its $14m (£10m) renovation project was completed. The six-week long project saw the pool drained before…

Algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was refilled following construction, where the bottom was painted "American flag blue."

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has…

Trump wanted the pool to be American flag blue, but instead, he got algae bloom green.

On top of the explosion in algae, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool is now dealing with peeling paint.

They’ve spent $14 million on this.

The “American flag blue” coating on the bottom of the pool has begun peeling off, just two weeks after the new paint job, and algae is turning it green.

Just in time for America's birthday.

The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after…

The "American flag blue" coating appears to be peeling away in some sections.

Some blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, days after the pool was painted blue and refilled as part of a multi-million dollar…

Washington Post: Algae levels spiked days after the renovation was completed.

The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.

The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump had criticized his predecessors for failing to…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe recently renovated Lincoln Memorial…

The Reflecting Pool in DC has blue material peeling off from the bottom just days after the landmark was refilled following a multi-million-dollar renovation.

WASHINGTON, June 19 — The paint on Washington’s newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool yesterday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water,...

Trump's $14.7 million renovation of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is already showing peeling paint and algae.