Sunday, May 31, 2026

Entering Slaithwaite

 


For status and gravitas, you can't beat a triumphal arch. Rome has several, Paris has a famous one, and now Donald Trump is getting in on the act in Washington. Few of them can match the triumphal arch you have to pass under when you enter Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire. Here's a photograph I took the other day just in case Washington wants to copy the design.



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1 comment:

  1. DawnTreader4:28 PM

    Unlike the one planned for Washington, this one looks like I actually serves a purpose... ;)

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