The Trump administration announced on Thursday that a 90,000 square -foot ballroom would be constructed with a capacity for 650 people in the eastern wing of the White House. White House spokesman Karolin Lewitt said that the project of about $ 200 million would be funded by President Trump and other private donors.
“White House is one of the most beautiful and historical buildings in the world, yet the White House is unable to host the major works that are currently honored by the world leaders and other countries, which is about 100 yards away from the entrance of the main building without installing a large and raw tent,” Lewitt said at Thursday’s press briefing. “White House State Ballroom will be a very important and best addition.”
Later, when asked about this by reporters during the day, Mr. Trump said, “We have been planning it for a long time.” He said that the new ballroom would not intervene in the current building, “he called his” favorite place “.
“This will not happen – it will be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect for the current building, which I am the biggest fan,” said Mr. Trump.
According to a release by the Trump administration, the ballroom will be with a capacity of about 90,000 square feet “spontaneously designed and carefully designed” with a capacity for 650 people, with a capacity of 200 people in the eastern room of the White House.
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It is not clear how the donors were elected as well as the architects. The White House said that McCrary Architect will be the lead architects, overseeing the construction of Clark Construction and the engineering team will be led by AECOM.
Construction is scheduled for starting in September. The White House said that Mr. Trump has held several meetings in the last few weeks with secret service to discuss the National Park Services, Military Office of the White House, the Military Office of the White House and the design facilities and the scheme.
The White House said in a release, “The White House Ballroom will be quite different from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, the theme and architectural heritage will be almost the same.” “The site of the new ballroom will be the place where small, heavy changed, and currently the East Wing has been rebuilt. The Eastern Wing was constructed in 1902 and has been rebuilt and replaced several times, with another story added in 1942.”
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After the announcement, the Democratic Senate Minority leader Chak Shumar asked, “Where did this money come from? Did the Congress make it suitable? I don’t think so.”
In the first term of Mr. Trump, the first female Melania Trump has an oversaw one Rose garden renewalWhich was expanded with addition of concrete slabs at the site of the garden this year.
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