WASHINGTON – The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.

The area known as Black Lives Matter Plaza for almost 5 years in Washington D.C. was taken down. Created in June 2020, a portion of 16th Street NW was renamed following the murder of George Floyd. The 48-foot art installation and pedestrian-only space took up two blocks leading toward the White House.

Workers in Washington, D.C., have begun removing the massive street mural that defined Black Lives Matter Plaza. The city created the mural amid mass protests after police murdered George Floyd.