特朗普的250英尺高凯旋门最终方案并未包含美国总统曾表示将加入的“顶级军事综合体”。
The final plans for Donald Trump’s 250ft-tall triumphal arch do not include the “top-grade military complex” the US president said he would add.
9月，特朗普称，这座被昵称为“特朗普凯旋门”的拟建纪念碑将用于存储和发射无人机，并提供狙击手观察点。
In September, Mr Trump said the “Arc de Trump”, as the proposed monument has been nicknamed, would be used to store and launch drones, as well as provide a sniper perch.
国家首都规划委员会周五发布了一批新文件。这些文件均未提及凯旋门具有军事用途。
A tranche of new documents was released by the National Capital Planning Commission on Friday. None of the documents mentioned a military purpose for the arch.
“在美国军方的强烈要求下，并为国家安全目的，我同意将这座宏伟的凯旋门……改造成顶级军事综合体/凯旋门，”特朗普在9月于他的Truth Social平台上写道。
“At the strong request of the United States military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch... into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform in September.
“世界上任何地方都不会有类似设施。在全球59个顶级城市和首都中，华盛顿特区是唯一没有凯旋门的城市，但现在将拥有，而且远远超过所有其他城市！”这些文件概述了凯旋门目前的使用计划——用于旅游参观和仪式性功能。一位白宫官员否认了美国总统计划已被更改的说法。
“There will be no facility like this anywhere in the world. Out of the 59 top cities and capitals, Washington, DC, IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRIUMPHAL ARCH, but it will now and, by far, the greatest of them all!”The documents outline the current plan for the arch to be used for tourist visits and ceremonial functions A White House official disputed the idea that the US president’s plans had been changed.
这位官员在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时，以匿名方式表示，政府目前不打算在此次审查阶段发布与国家安全相关的项目信息。
Speaking on the condition of anonymity to The Washington Post, the official said the administration did not plan to release any national security-related information about the project at this stage of review.
他们确实包含了一些修改，例如计划将自由女神像手持的火炬移至凯旋门顶部，改造成“永恒之火”，但没有任何与军事相关的内容。
They did include some changes, such as a plan to convert a torch held by the Lady Liberty statue to go on top of the arch into an “eternal flame”, but nothing military-focused.
特朗普已将国家首都规划委员会——一个审查重大建设项目的联邦小组——填充为他的盟友。该小组将在11月5日的听证会上审查最终方案并就该项目作出决定。
Mr Trump has stacked the National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, with allies. The panel will review the final plans and reach a decision on the project at a hearing on Nov 5.
特朗普此前曾表示，该拱门将用于存储和发射无人机，并提供狙击手的观察点。该拱门计划高250英尺，以纪念美国独立250周年，拟建于华盛顿纪念圈，靠近阿灵顿国家公墓入口处，那里安葬着数千名士兵。
Mr Trump had previously stated that the arch would be used to store and launch drones, and provide a sniper perch The arch, which is meant to be 250ft high to mark 250 years since US independence, is intended to be built in Washington’s Memorial Circle, near the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, where thousands of soldiers are buried.
批评人士称，特朗普自去年1月重返白宫以来一直试图改造华盛顿特区，他经常以国家安全为由，为自己争取不受限制的权力，以推进其建设和翻新项目。
Critics claim that Mr Trump, who has sought to remake Washington DC since his return to office in January last year, frequently invokes national security to give himself carte blanche to push through his constructions and renovations.
在拆除白宫东翼以建造舞厅之后，他声称该舞厅将设有“无人机画廊”，并能容纳“大量军事装备”置于顶部。
After tearing down the White House’s East Wing to construct a ballroom, he claimed that it would feature a “drone gallery” with “tremendous amounts of military able to be on the top”.