The New York Times has reported on a series of gifts sent to U.S. President Donald Trump by foreign governments, including a luxury aircraft from Qatar, a pair of cheetahs from Saudi Arabia, and a pair of "elaborately crafted" gazebos gifted by the president of Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek gazebos are set to be displayed in West Potomac Park, the planned site of Trump's National Garden of American Heroes.
"Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev generously gifted traditional Uzbek gazebos, which President Donald Trump accepted on behalf of the American people," the Times quoted Kate Martin, communications director at the U.S. Department of the Interior, as saying.
According to the report, visitors to West Potomac Park could be able to enjoy the "elaborately crafted pavilions" as early as this fall.
Uzbekistan's ambassador to the United States, Furqat Sidiqov, confirmed the gift, saying the Uzbek artwork is becoming part of the National Garden of American Heroes in Washington.
"These two traditional Uzbek gazebos, a gift from the president of Uzbekistan to the U.S. president and the American people, serve as a symbol of our friendship and strategic partnership," the ambassador wrote in a post on X.
Images shared by the Times and posted by the ambassador also show plans to install a chandelier inside one of the gazebos.
Both projects, however, remain in the early planning stages. Any plans for the Garden of American Heroes, including designs for individual statues, typically require approval from the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts.
This week, the Justice Department told a federal court that the garden project "remains only a preliminary concept."
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