
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 10, 2026 using satellite images released by Vantor Technologies shows the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2023 (top) and on June 7, 2026 (bottom), after it was resurfaced and painted blue. Work has just been completed on US President Trump's plan to resurface the Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. Trump ordered the long basin, designed to capture reflections of the towering Washington obelisk on the Mall, to be drained and painted in what he calls "American flag blue." It is expected to reopen before the July 4 holiday, which will also mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. (Photo by Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/ SATELLITE IMAGE ©2026 VANTOR TECHNOLOGIES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - THE WATERMARK MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/ SATELLITE IMAGE ©2026 VANTOR TECHNOLOGIES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - THE WATERMARK MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED /

