Towards the southern end of the avenue would be a triumphal arch based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, but again, much larger; it would be almost one hundred metres (330 ft) high, and the Arc de Triomphe (at the time the largest triumphal arch in existence) could have fit inside its opening, evidently with the intention of replacing the rather long history associated with this Arch and in particular the unique ceremonies, with reference to the history of France, connected with it.

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To celebrate the victory over Latino gardeners and housekeepers?

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

...and kids too.

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

They're going to 100% cheap out on the construction, which means it'll start falling apart at a very opportune time.

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lol, it’s gonna be made of sticks and plastic

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

It would be pretty funny if it collapsed even before it was finished.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah why not

Make sure it looks cool dilapidated and ruined though

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder if somebody has taught Trump the term "ruin value".

Ruin value (German: Ruinenwert) is the concept that a building be designed in such a way that if it eventually collapsed, it would leave behind aesthetically pleasing ruins that would last far longer without any maintenance at all. The idea was pioneered by German architect Albert Speer while planning for the 1936 Summer Olympics and published as "The Theory of Ruin Value" (Die Ruinenwerttheorie), although he was not its original inventor. The intention did not stretch only to the eventual collapse of the buildings, but rather assumed such buildings were inherently better designed and more imposing during their period of use.

The idea was supported by Adolf Hitler, who planned for such ruins to be a symbol of the greatness of the Third Reich, just as Ancient Greek and Roman ruins were symbolic of those civilisations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruin_value

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Heartbreaking: Nazis ~~often~~ maybe once upon a time have pretty decent ideas

[–] gayspacemarxist@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

hitler-detector 🤨

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I fucked up with the phrasing :<

[–] miz@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"often" is stretching it

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

sometimes... very rarely... once in a blue moon

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

what about the golden arches tho

[–] GladimirLenin@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

An arch commemorating the collapse of the US empire. A gender neutral bathroom

[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

It already exists... in New York.

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

built in under a year? in this country? lol gl with that

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Sacre rogue blanc et bleu

[–] Lyudmila@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

I hear St. Louis has one just sitting around doing nothing.

I mean, what, you expect people to go to a state called Misery???