WASHINGTON, DC – The theme of this year’s White House holiday decor, revealed by First Lady Melania Trump on November 26, is “American Treasures,” The Associated Press reported. One especially striking element this year is the traditional White House gingerbread house, which is a massive, sugary replica of the entire National Mall. The Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House, all in gingerbread, are on display in the State Dining Room.

The pastry creation, featured at the unveiling of the White House holiday decorations on November 26, includes 225 pounds of dough, 25 pounds of chocolate, and 20 pounds of white icing.

White House pastry chefs have created gingerbread houses during the holidays since the early 1970s. The first one depicted a Christmas village. Another was a replica of President Bill Clinton’s boyhood home in Arkansas.

First Lady Melania Trump designed this year’s White House holiday decor and tweeted a video showing her walking amid the display. Decorations in the ornate East Room are meant to highlight the diversity and ingenuity of American architecture.

Four custom-made mantelpieces feature the skylines of New York, St. Louis, Chicago, and San Francisco. Seventy-two handmade paper ornaments representing six regions across the nation adorn four 14-foot fir trees. In the library, trees are decorated with ornaments from all states and territories.

In the China Room there are three tables recreated from previous state dinners during the Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Trump administrations using china and glassware from the White House permanent collection. A place card for President Donald Trump is next to one for “Mrs. Macron,” French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte.

Upstairs in the Green Room, there are decorations representing an American cornucopia with fruits, vegetables, and grains adorning a tree.

The 18-foot official White House Christmas tree stands tall in the center of the Blue Room. The Fraser fir from North Carolina is decorated with more than 500 feet of blue velvet ribbon embroidered in gold with each state and territory.

The Red Room features ornaments and two wreaths made of pencils stamped with “Be Best,” Mrs. Trump’s youth initiative.

Patriotism is on display in the Grand Foyer and Cross Hall. More than 14,000 red ornaments hang on the branches of 29 trees. Hidden projectors cast silhouettes of pine and other holiday greenery on the ceilings.

From their portraits on the walls of the corridor, Presidents John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan gaze down on the holiday spectacle.

The official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room measures 18 feet tall and is dressed in over 500 feet of blue velvet ribbon embroidered in gold with each State and territory. Photo: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FILE- The Cross Hall at the White House decorated for Christmas. Photo: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The First Family’s official Christmas ornament. Photo: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)