2026年7月9日 / 美国东部时间下午3:55 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
作者：索菲亚·弗拉基斯
美国国家规划委员会周四表示，特朗普总统提议建造的250英尺高凯旋门需要进行结构修改才能获得最终批准。
这座拟议的纪念圆环纪念碑设有166英尺高的夹层和24英尺高的观景层，顶部矗立着一尊60英尺高的自由女神像。据国家规划委员会介绍，这违反了1910年《建筑高度法案》，该法案旨在将华盛顿特区的建筑高度限制在130英尺以内，以保护该市天际线。内政部在6月的一份备忘录中辩称，该法案“不适用于联邦建筑”。
但国家首都规划委员会表示，其“历史上一直认为《建筑高度法案》对联邦建筑具有约束力，且委员会一贯坚持这一立场”。
该委员会提出了一项折中方案，建议将夹层和观景层的高度分别降至130英尺和20英尺，剩余的40英尺可加在雕像上。根据这一方案，自由女神像将高达100英尺，拱门整体高度仍将达到250英尺。
如果按照原提案进行建设，这座拱门将比桥对面99英尺高的林肯纪念堂高出不少。它还将比目前世界最大拱门——墨西哥城的共和国广场拱门高出约30英尺。
这座拱门遭到了大量公众批评，在当天的听证会上，证人发言超过一小时，充分表达了反对声音。批评理由涉及公共程序、文化呈现等多个方面，其中包括强烈抗议该建筑会遮挡弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿国家公墓的景观。
“我担忧的并非纪念本身，而是这一特定提案的选址、规模以及它对历史纪念景观的影响，”金星母亲辛西娅·莫里森说道，“林肯纪念堂和阿灵顿国家公墓之间的开放空间并非空地，它经过精心设计，是具有历史意义的纪念视野通道。”
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越南战争老兵、针对该拱门提起诉讼的原告迈克尔·莱蒙呼吁由居民、退伍军人、历史学家和立法者等相关利益方进行“仔细审查”，并对拱门可能妨碍仪式、葬礼以及阿灵顿公墓的参观活动表示担忧。
“作为一名参战老兵，我有责任保护战友和所有安葬于此的人的记忆，致敬他们的牺牲，”莱蒙说道，“这座虚荣的纪念拱门既做不到前者，也做不到后者。”
尽管由特朗普白宫助手威尔·沙夫担任主席的委员会并未对拱门本身提出实质性反对意见，但确实留下了几项附带条件。
拱门的批评者还对附近罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场的飞行航线表示担忧。
任何由美国联邦航空管理局提出的建议都必须被纳入考量，且在开工前，联邦航空管理局仍需开展全面的航空研究。
国家首都规划委员会还要求修改人行通道和照明方案。委员会担忧，拟设置的32根交通杆会造成视觉杂乱，同时8根14至20英尺高的立柱的亮度也存在问题。
目前尚未确定对该场地和建筑方案进行最终审查的日期。根据上个月提交给联邦登记处的国家公园管理局文件，联邦官员正在寻求一项激进的施工计划，要求在两年内每天20小时不间断施工。
华盛顿特区的众多纪念碑多采用大理石和石灰石等天然石材建造，但这座拱门将使用混凝土建造，并以花岗岩进行饰面。
Trump’s proposed arch needs structural revisions to earn final approval, planning commission says
July 9, 2026 / 3:55 PM EDT / CBS News
By Sophia Vlahakis
President Trump’s 250-foot proposed Triumphal Arch would require structural revisions to earn final approval, the National Planning Commission said Thursday.
The proposed Memorial Circle monument has a 166-foot mezzanine and 24-foot observation level, with a 60-foot statue of Lady Liberty on top. This would violate the 1910 Heights of Buildings Act, which seeks to preserve the Washington, D.C. skyline by limiting buildings to 130 feet, according to the National Planning Commission. The Department of Interior argued the act “does not apply to federal buildings” in a June memo.
The NCPC, however, said it “has historically held that the Height of Buildings Act is binding on federal buildings, and NCPC has consistently applied that position.”
The commission offered a compromise, suggesting the mezzanine and observation level be decreased to 130 feet and 20 feet, respectively. The remaining 40 feet could be added back to the statue. Under this proposal, Lady Liberty would be 100-feet tall, and the overall arch would still amass to 250 feet.
If construction goes forward as proposed, the arch would dwarf the 99-foot Lincoln Memorial, which is across the bridge. It would also be roughly 30 feet taller than the Plaza de la República in Mexico City, currently the largest arch in the world.
The arch has faced significant public criticism, which was on display as witnesses spoke for well over an hour at the meeting. A variety of reasons from public process to cultural presentation were cited, including passionate appeals about how the visual obstruction of Arlington Cemetery is offensive.
“My concern is not with commemoration itself, but with this specific proposal, its location, its scale, and its impact on a historic memorial landscape,” said Cynthia Morrison, a Gold Star mother. “The open space between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery is not just empty land. It is deliberately designed and historically significant memorial vista.”
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Michael Lemmon, a Vietnam veteran and plaintiff in the lawsuit against the arch, advocated for “a careful review by concerned stakeholders” such as residents, veterans, historians and legislators and raised concerns about how the arch may impede ceremonies, burials and visits to Arlington.
“As a combat veteran, I feel a duty to protect the memory and honor the sacrifice of my comrades and all those buried there,” Lemmon said, “This vainglorious monumental arch does neither.”
While the commission, chaired by Trump White House aide Will Scharf, did not pose any substantive challenges to the arch, it did leave a few stipulations.
Critics of the arch have also expressed concerns about the flight path to nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Any recommendations by the Federal Aviation Administration must be incorporated, and the FAA still needs to conduct a full aeronautical study before construction.
The NCPC is asking for revisions to plans for pedestrian accessibility and lighting, as well. The commission is concerned the 32 proposed traffic poles will create clutter and about the brightness from eight 14-to-20-foot tall stanchions.
There is no date set for final review of the site and building plans. According to National Park Service documents filed to the federal registrar last month, federal officials are seeking an aggressive work schedule that would require 20 hours a day of construction over two years.
While many of D.C.’s monuments are constructed in natural stone such as marble and limestone, the arch is set to be built from concrete and finished with granite.