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Trump proposes West Potomac Park as site for massive sculpture garden

artMay 15, 202635172

President Donald Trump proposed siting a "National Garden of American Heroes" in West Potomac Park, announcing plans for roughly 250 bronze statues and a completion target of 2026. The White House advanced the plan even though any new memorial in West Potomac Park would require congressional approval and review by federal planning bodies, making construction contingent on legislation and regulatory sign-offs. Placing hundreds of statues on federally managed parkland adjacent to the National Mall would reshape that public landscape and raise questions about federal priorities and use of park space.

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