The White House is surrounded by high fences so as not to be seen from the street

Tourists who want to take perfect photos of the White House have so far been unable to avoid black metal support for bicycle parking, located as an additional protection against possible overcoming within the facility.

But in front of visitors, there is now a long white, temporary wooden fence that interferes with the palace's appearance.

And that's not all: National Park and Secret Service services are implementing a $64 million project to build a permanent steel fence, up to 3,96m high, twice as high as the fence being replaced.

Construction is expected to last until 2021.

Tourists coming to see the White House, first of all, complain about the fence, as the area around the palace is now a “construction area”.

A number of White House security threats, including an armed man entering the building in 2014, have officials conclude that it is time for a higher and larger fence, which is the responsibility of the Secret Service, which protects the White House, president and members of his close family.

The first phase of construction began in July of this year. Later construction will bring improvements to the fence around the Treasury Department and the Eisenhower Executive Office building, which are on both sides of the White House.

Eight stages of steel fence construction are planned, 1,067m long.

The secret service refused to discuss the modern characteristics of the next fence and equipment that will be installed near it.

The White House will remain somewhat visible from all directions during the work, and the visit of tourists to its festive environments will continue as usual.

What will disappear in the foreseeable future will be a key look at the president's house and office, known for countless tourist photos.

The new project was approved in 2017 by the Fine Arts Commission and the National Capital Planning Commission. The $66 million contract was split in June 2018.

In September 2014, a Texas citizen with a knife climbed over the old fence, ran into the courtyard, and entered the White House, where he was caught by the Secret Service on the first floor.

The fence age forced security services to install support for metal bicycles to form a second temporary obstacle.

A few months after Trump took power in 2017, public entry into the southern part of the White House has been restricted after a Californian resident climbed over the fence and roamed the yard for 17 minutes before being discovered by the Secret Service. Trump and his family were at the White House at the time.