The renderings showed a towering, white arch with gold detail, stamped with "ONE NATION UNDER GOD." On its top is a Lady Liberty-like gold figure with wings and a torch, as well as gold eagles, their wings spread outward. Commission of Fine Arts, whose commissioners were all appointed by the president.
The renderings showed a towering, white arch with gold detail, stamped with "ONE NATION UNDER GOD." On its top is a Lady Liberty-like gold figure with wings and a torch, as well as gold eagles, their wings...
Commission of Fine Arts, whose commissioners were all appointed by the president.
Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic...
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The renderings showed a towering, white arch with gold detail, stamped with "ONE NATION UNDER GOD." On its top is a Lady Liberty-like gold figure with wings and a torch, as well as gold eagles, their wings spread outward. Commission of Fine Arts, whose commissioners were all appointed by the president. Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt historic sightlines in Washington, D.C.
The commission is expected to take up the matter again this fall. A National Park Service report released Friday backed the project, though it said there would be adverse effects to the sightlines between a host of iconic landmarks, disrupting the historical significance of dozens of nearby sites.
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