Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.'s architectural splendor since War of 1812

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Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.’s architectural splendor since War of 1812

The president’s garish and piecemeal changes to the capital city’s urban design are poised to destroy symbolism upheld for centuries.

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A passenger jet approaches [Washington] National Airport, passing over the area where President Donald Trump would like to build a 250-foot-tall “Independence Arch.” (Al Drago/For The Washington Post)

Column by Philip Kennicott

A loosely circular driveway sweeps through the White House grounds, just below the beloved South Portico of the mansion. Its shape echoes a larger park, known as the Ellipse, which connects the president’s home to the National Mall. It also mirrors the curving pathways of nearby Lafayette Square, on the north side of the complex.

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