The Arts of War and the Arts of Peace statues just got a glow-up, President Donald Trump announced this week. "Taking down the scaffolding around the regilded Arts of War sculptures!" the president ...

The former site of a Confederate memorial in Georgia now holds a statue of the late American civil rights leader and former congressman John Lewis. Crews lowered the statue of Lewis in downtown ...

President Donald Trump‘s gilding of the Oval Office was just the start. Now two equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial have gone gold, too—and opinions on them are divided. The art deco ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arts of War and the Arts of Peace statues just got a glow-up, President Donald Trump announced this week. "Taking down the ...

"Sacrifice," one of the two statues that make up the The Arts of War equestrian statues along Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2026. (photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty ...

Bronze statues near the National Mall got a multi-million-dollar makeover. The Arts of War statues were covered in nearly 24-karat gold leaf in a project that cost $5.1 million. The project includes ...

Drivers and walkers on Arlington Memorial Bridge had a much brighter view Thursday as one of the bridge’s massive statues emerged from behind scaffolding. The newly regilded sculptures at the east end ...

Two iconic Washington, D.C., statues have received golden makeovers. The Arts of War and Arts of Peace statues have been regilded, seen for the first time this week after months of renovation work.

Some referred to the updates as “gaudy” and “tacky,” while others loved that the statues were now “super shiny” Kevin Carter/Getty; Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty The Arts of War and The Arts ...

President Donald Trump‘s latest update to Washington, D.C. is complete, and the restoration is sparking mixed reviews. In mid-April, the National Park Service awarded a $5 million contract to a studio ...

President Donald Trump offered Americans a first look at the newly regilded Arts of War sculptures in Washington, D.C., as crews began removing the towering scaffolding that concealed the iconic ...