The reflecting pool of Washingtonat the foot of the Lincoln Memorialfilled with water again this Thursday after remodeling works promoted by the president of USA, donald trump.
The intervention, one of Trump’s star projects to make the capital “safe and beautiful again“, included the repainting of the background in a blue tone inspired by the flag United States and repair of the plumbing system.
The cost of the works amounted to about US$13.1 millionwell above the initial estimate of around US$1.8 millionaccording to the newspaper The New York Times.
Trump has actively promoted pond renovation because he considered it dirty.
Last month, he even toured the then-drained compound aboard his official vehicle to supervise the work.
The remodeling It is part of a series of initiatives with which the real estate magnate seeks to leave his mark in the capital, including the construction of a large ballroom in the White House and a triumphal arch to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States.
He reflecting pond is a rectangular sheet of more than 600 meters in length located at the foot of the Lincoln Memorialwhich reflects the obelisk dedicated to George Washington.
This space has been the scene of historical moments, such as Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in 1963, and appears in one of the most emblematic scenes of the film Forrest Gump (1994).
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