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Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images The architectural critic who encouraged Donald Trump to build a huge triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., has abandoned the idea. The Commission of Fine Arts is filled with Trump appointees and is due to meet on Thursday to discuss the president’s plans to build a 250-foot-tall arch in the capital, already nicknamed the Arc de Trump. Catesby Leigh was the first to explore the idea of a modest “celebratory” structure, but since the idea reached Trump, its size has grown fourfold , amid feeble gropes for historical significance and one-sided competitiveness with France’s Arc de Triomphe. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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