Trump Signs Executive Order ‘Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’

‘Federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces,’ the president wrote, calling for a focus on classical and traditional architecture.

Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin in Washington on April 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 signed an executive order to “[Make] Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” with a focus on using classical and traditional architecture in new federal buildings.

“Federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire the human spirit, ennoble the United States, and command respect from the general public,” Trump wrote in the executive order.