The Trump administration has announced plans to construct a 76-metre (250-foot) structure called the 'United States Triumphal Arch' to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain. The monument is described as a symbol of the 'enduring triumph of the American spirit.' The announcement comes ahead of the United States' semiquincentennial (the 250-year milestone of the 1776 Declaration of Independence), a landmark the administration appears keen to mark with large-scale national symbolism.