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Trump Unveils Lincoln Memorial Promenade, Faces Landscape Lawsuit

6/5/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial that revives the 1902 McMillan Plan vision.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the design will add footbridges over Parkway and Ohio Drives to the Potomac.
The plan also proposes a 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery, a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in the White House, and faces a lawsuit from the Cultural Landscape Foundation over the renovation near the Lincoln Memorial.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial that revives the 1902 McMillan Plan vision.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the design will add footbridges over Parkway and Ohio Drives to the Potomac.
The plan also proposes a 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery, a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in the White House, and faces a lawsuit from the Cultural Landscape Foundation over the renovation near the Lincoln Memorial.