Will The Old Town City Hall ever be Completed?
Prague stands before another architectonic contest. The original Old Town City Hall was severely damaged at the end of WWII, after it became a target of the German occupation army during the Prague Uprising in May 1945. It was set on fire and had to be taken down. Since then, plans for a new building were in motion.
Now the city has decided the case should be solved at last. The reasons are obvious. The City Hall at the Old Town Square is apparently a torso and the park that covers the space today doesn’t make much sense, it creates sort of a square- within- a square. A new, tenth competition is supposed to take place this year and it is likely it will be international.
Theme: Monuments
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- Charles Bridge reconstruction - bungled or not? [November 6 2008, 14:22 PM]
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- Charles Bridge was harmed by salt, water and thoughtless repair [August 14 2008, 13:31 PM]
- Masarykovo nadrazi – 19th century railway station in Prague planned changes [August 6 2008, 16:01 PM]
- Charles Bridge Reconstruction [July 15 2008, 09:49 AM]
- Prague doesn't, but Melnik wants the gift from Sarkozy [June 20 2008, 11:55 AM]
- Czechs Refused Palach Statue [June 13 2008, 11:46 AM]
- Will The Old Town City Hall ever be Completed? [May 7 2008, 18:01 PM]
- Radecky's Statue to come back to Little Quarter? [April 18 2008, 11:48 AM]
- Charles Bridge damaged more than expected [March 17 2008, 09:31 AM]
- Digitalized model of Prague soon ready [February 19 2008, 09:04 AM]
- Spring Weather got Charles Bridge reconstruction back on track [February 8 2008, 15:31 PM]
- Tyn church, vista point of Old Prague, gets New Bell [December 10 2007, 17:50 PM]
- Statues came back on the Astronomical Clock [December 7 2007, 12:05 PM]
- A Vandal at Prague Astronomical Clock [December 6 2007, 14:15 PM]
- Freezing weather ended Charles Bridge repairs [November 30 2007, 17:53 PM]
- Archaeologists finished exploration of Charles Bridge [November 19 2007, 14:01 PM]
- Martinic Palace in Prague opens to the public [September 7 2007, 14:41 PM]
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They are just going to get another design they don’t like, and block it like the national library… ahaha