US President Donald Trump wants to leave his mark on the nation's capital by building a Paris-style arch just west of the Lincoln Memorial. Trump unveiled the plan at a White House dinner on Wednesday for the wealthy businesspeople who have pledged money toward the USD 250 million cost of adding a massive ballroom to the Executive Mansion.

Trump did not put a price tag on the cost of the arch. "It's going to be really beautiful," the Republican president said. "I think it's going to be fantastic." Many presidents and first families try to leave their imprint on the White House, and Trump is already doing that with many of the design and construction changes he has made to the property, perhaps most notably by converting the Rose Garden into a stone-covered patio.