Let Them Eat Gold
When you approach the freshly gilded twin statues near the Lincoln Memorial, there is no mistaking that they are gold. Distractingly gold—or, more precisely, covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf costing $5.1 million.
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When you approach the freshly gilded twin statues near the Lincoln Memorial, there is no mistaking that they are gold. Distractingly gold—or, more precisely, covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf costing $5.1 million. The 19-foot statues, called The Arts of War, were once easy to miss but now look a bit like oversized children’s trophies, especially next to the classical and austere Lincoln Memorial. Seeing them is as if, on the walk between Arlington National Cemetery and the National Mall, you’d suddenly stumbled upon a P.
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- When you approach the freshly gilded twin statues near the Lincoln Memorial, there is no mistaking that they are gold. Distractingly gold—or, more precisely, covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf costing $5.1 million.
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