Donald Trump plans to build a new, huge ballroom In the White House complex. The project involves rebuilding the eastern wing, where the offices of the first lady are now located, to replace a spacious ballroom with an area of over 8.3 thousand square meters). The new hall is to accommodate approximately 650 people, which is a significant increase in relation to the present largest hall in the White House, the East Hall, which houses about 200 guests.
Huge budget and luxurious interior
The construction is to be richly designed and finished, visualizations show many golden decorations, crystal chandeliers and architectural elements referring to the classic style, similar to the decor of the banquet hall in Mar-a-Lago, Trump's private estate in Florida. The project is carried out by McCrery Architects, specializing in classical architecture.
The investment cost is estimated at around $200 million and to be covered by Donald Trump himself and ,patriot donors"Not from the state budget. Construction is due to begin in September 2025 and end still during Trump's presidency.
This initiative is the realization of Donald Trump's long-standing dream, which had already 15 years earlier, for Barack Obama's presidency, proposed a similar project but did not receive support at the time. The new ballroom is supposed to solve the problem of the lack of adequate event space in the White House for official celebrations involving heads of state and other important guests.
