President Donald Trump is proposing a large arch along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., near the Arlington Memorial Bridge.

Trump showed models of the arch, similar to the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris, at an event at the White House on Wednesday evening .

He said Memorial Circle, which is across the Potomac River but still within the border of D.C., has long been a prime spot for a monument.

"For years and years it sat, and every time somebody rides over that beautiful bridge going right to the Lincoln Memorial – so beautiful, right? They literally say, 'Something's supposed to be here,’” he said.

Visitors to D.C. gave the plan mixed reviews.

“I don’t know if it’s good to copy something,” one visitor said.

"I don't see why not. For America's 250th birthday, we might as wel

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