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Trump proposes West Potomac Park as site for massive sculpture garden

artMay 15, 202627124

President Trump proposed West Potomac Park in Washington as the site for the "National Garden of American Heroes," aiming to install roughly 250 statues by the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. The administration described the project as a tribute to prominent Americans across politics, the arts, science, and civic life. Any new memorial in West Potomac Park would require congressional approval and review by federal planning bodies. The proposal matters because it would use prime federal parkland and imposes a tight timeline for designing, approving, and installing hundreds of statues before 2026.

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