Key Facts

• The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is over 2,000 feet long.
• The pool is being refilled with water after repairs and was resealed with a blue coating called "American flag blue."
• The pool holds about 6.5 million gallons of water.
• President Trump suggested creating a new promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial near the pool.
• There is a possibility that the new promenade could be named the "Trump Promenade," but the president seemed unsure about the name.
• Contracts awarded for the reflecting pool project total about $14.8 million, though the president previously estimated the cost at $1.5 to $2 million.
• Other recent initiatives by President Trump in Washington include plans for a White House ballroom, a memorial arch, and renaming the Kennedy Center, though a court blocked the latter.