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Melon

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6. They were originally covered in gold. This seems like

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:40 PM

16 hrs ago

A silly place to take a stand. The 250th is coming up so the surface gets restored. These series and all our monuments need to be in the budget for maintenance every 20 years. We shouldn’t let our monuments get so run down.

“ The Music and Harvest statue figures (along with its sister statue, Aspiration and Literature) are constructed of bronze that is fire-gilded and coated with approximately 100 pounds of 24-karat gold. Together, these statues and their counterparts are known as The Arts of Peace. “

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So are these some of the bronze statues on Lincoln Memorial Circle that Trump wants to cover in gold? [View all] Botany 19 hrs ago OP

Yes to all. Nt spooky3 19 hrs ago #1

I love how bronze looks as it ages! 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #2

Look @ the Oval Office and that piece of exquisite marble around the fireplace. Botany 18 hrs ago #4

He has a fascination with piss colored objects. Emile 18 hrs ago #3

Bronze is supposed to weather - it gives it its richness GenThePerservering 16 hrs ago #5

They were originally covered in gold. This seems like Melon 16 hrs ago #6

Oh please Botany 7 hrs ago #7