New details are coming out about the proposed Sphere entertainment venue near National Harbor as the project’s developers continue working through the approval process with Prince George’s County, Maryland, officials.
The proposed $1 billion National Harbor Sphere would stand 302 feet tall, making it larger than President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch in D.C., according to Hannah Ziegler, reporter for the Washington Business Journal.
“Hopefully that height definitely stays a little bit more consistent and does not try to eclipse some of the biggest buildings in the region,” Ziegler told WTOP. “That would have just been insane, almost double the height of the MGM National Harbor building.”
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The planned Sphere site is about four miles from Reagan National Airport, meaning the Federal Aviation Administration would likely have a role in reviewing the project.
Ziegler said the proposed height includes, “the sea level of MGM, plus the actual height of the MGM National Harbor Building.”
The venue would be built on more than 14 acres just north of MGM National Harbor and would seat about 6,000 people, significantly smaller than the flagship Sphere in Las Vegas, which stands 366 feet tall and seats 18,000.
The project remains in the pre-application phase with the Prince George’s County Planning Department.
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