The monumental arch commissioned by Trump in Washington was officially inaugurated

The spokeswoman for the US executive branch, Karoline Leavitt, announced it during a press briefing, emphasizing that the structure would be built to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, celebrated on July 4th.

"In honor of this historic occasion," Donald Trump and his administration will submit plans for "the United States' Arc de Triomphe," she said.

Showing an image initially held upside down, Karoline Leavitt specified that the monumental arch will rise to 250 feet - more than 76 m - "in homage to the 250 years" of the country's independence.

With a colossal statue of an allegory of liberty at its summit, the arch will be much larger than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which is 50 m high.

It should even become the tallest structure of its kind in the world, surpassing the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City, and relegating the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea, to third place.

Plans for the Washington arch were first revealed in October, when AFP journalists spotted a model of the structure on Donald Trump's desk in the Oval Office.

The first full images of the monument were revealed on Friday.

The arch is one of a long list of architectural projects undertaken by Donald Trump in the American capital at the beginning of his second term, alongside in particular the construction of a gigantic ballroom in the White House in place of the east wing.

The golden-accented structure will notably overshadow its future neighbor, the Lincoln Memorial, which is only a little over 30 meters tall. For its detractors, the arch will be nothing more than a monument to the vanity of the current 79-year-old president.

Although the total cost has not been revealed by the White House, the project will be partly funded by American taxpayers.

But for Karoline Leavitt, "the United States' Arc de Triomphe" will exalt national pride.

"Long after everyone in this room is gone, our children and grandchildren will remain inspired by this national monument," she told reporters.