Rodney Mims Cooks Jr., the head of the Commission of Fine Arts, hinted that the panel might be considering replacing the Ionic columns in front of the White House with Corinthian columns. During an ...

For nearly two centuries, the White House’s main entrance — framed by a row of graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of American power. Now the Trump-appointed head of a ...

The White House's North Portico might soon change. In an interview with The Washington Post, an appointee of President Donald Trump expressed a desire to remove the Ionic columns that frame the ...

A Trump administration official is proposing an ornate upgrade to the 200-year-old White House columns at the building's main entrance, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the ...

For nearly two centuries, the White House’s main entrance - framed by a row of graceful Ionic columns - has been a signature image of the seat of American power. Now the Trump-appointed head of a ...

For nearly two centuries, the White House’s main entrance — framed by a row of graceful Ionic columns — has been a signature image of the seat of American power. Now the Trump-appointed head of a ...

If an architect wants to design a building with a timeless, distinguished look, they will often channel the ancient Greeks and Romans. That's why so many famous structures—like the Capitol building in ...

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