President Trump has announced plans for a new Arc de Triomphe-style monument in Washington, D.C., with construction set to begin within the next two months. The monument, nicknamed the “Arc de Trump,” will commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

“It hasn’t started yet. It starts sometime in the next two months. It’ll be great. Everyone loves it,” Trump told Politico during a phone call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “They love the ballroom too. But they love the Triumphal Arch.”

The monument will be privately funded, with financial resources coming from leftover funds from the new White House ballroom project. While the exact location remains unconfirmed, reports suggest it may be situated near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.

Many details about the project remain unclear, including construction timeline, total costs, and who will oversee the development. The White House has not yet responded to requests for additional information about the approval process for the monument.

The National Mall, home to many of America’s most iconic monuments, hasn’t seen a major new memorial since the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was completed in 2011. The approval process for new monuments typically involves multiple federal agencies and public comment periods.

For comparison, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which recently received final approval for a 2.5-acre site in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall, underwent what its foundation described as a “multi-step, rigorous review process.” This included approvals from the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and a public comment period with the National Park Service.

The Women’s Suffrage monument project traces back to December 2020, when Trump signed Public Law 116-217 authorizing its construction on federal land in Washington. Former President Biden later signed the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act during his final week in office.

Anna Laymon, President and CEO of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation, noted bipartisan support for their project, which included backing from Presidents Trump and Biden, as well as several First Ladies including Melania Trump, Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Secretary Hillary Clinton.

The proposed “Arc de Trump” would draw architectural inspiration from Paris’ historic Arc de Triomphe, which has stood as one of France’s most recognized landmarks since its completion in the 1830s. The Parisian monument was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to honor those who fought and died for France during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

If built, the new monument would join Washington’s rich landscape of memorials and could become a significant addition to the capital’s architectural heritage as the nation approaches its semiquincentennial celebration in 2026.

The America 250 celebration is expected to include numerous events, projects, and commemorations across the country as the United States marks two and a half centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, making this proposed monument potentially one of the most visible and permanent tributes to that milestone.