National Park Service is accepting public comments on this project until June 15, 11:59PM MT. Learn more below and on nps.gov.

If you submitted comments to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) or Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), please submit again to NPS. This is a new comment period for a separate government entity.

Members of the public have the opportunity to provide input on a proposed Monumental Arch at Memorial Circle on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, near Arlington National Cemetery and along the Potomac River.

The location of the proposed Arch will interrupt the highly significant relationship between the Lincoln Memorial, across Arlington Memorial Bridge, to Arlington National Cemetery and Arlington House. One of the most symbolic landscapes in Washington, D.C., the vista was designed to represent the post-Civil War reconciliation of the north and south of the United States.

It is because this viewshed carries so much meaning to the country that the National Trust has raised concerns about the proposed Monumental Arch, whose scale, location, and design will disrupt this important visual and symbolic vista. In addition, the Arch will dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and disrupt the long, open, and uninterrupted viewsheds, overwhelming the entry to Arlington National Cemetery—the hallowed resting place of 400,000 veterans and their families and a powerful reminder of American military sacrifice, selfless service, and national unity, all within sight of the monumental core of the Nation’s Capital.

National Park Service (NPS)

The National Park Service is accepting public comments on the proposed Monumental or Triumphal Arch through Monday, June 15. This review and comment period is part of the review process required by the National Historic Preservation Act.

Note: If you submitted comments to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) or Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), please submit again to NPS. This is a new comment period for a separate government entity.

Your To-Do List

1. Review the National Trust comments about this project to learn more about our concerns.
2. Read more about the project and the Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement on nps.gov.
3. Submit your comments to the National Park Service (NPS). The deadline for public comments is Monday, June 15 at 11:59 PM MT.

National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)

• Monumental Arch project was on the agenda for the June 4 meeting. Materials are available on the NCPC website.
• The meeting recording is available on the NCPC video page.

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA)

• The CFA reviewed a concept design proposal for the new Monumental Arch during the May 21 meeting and approved the overall building plans, while deferring their review of certain decorative sculptural elements.
• Materials for this meeting including submitted documents are available on the CFA website.