Café Illy

I was very pleasantly surprised when I first saw the portal of Illy café in Olomouc. In a city of contrasts, where you can find a beautifully restored historic square with a late Gothic town hall, but also purple street lighting pillars just a few steps away. Another part of the city - the remnants of the original city fortifications - has been beautified and revitalized. Another enlightened investor with taste, I thought to myself. A beautiful work by architect Tomáš Pilař, who is known primarily as a co-author of the realization of the Faculty of Arts Library at Masaryk University in Brno (Grand Prix 2002). I was all the more disappointed and shocked by the order from the heritage department of the city of Olomouc to remove this portal (by no later than March 15, 2003). Originally, this space had an unattractive bottle redemption and in the meantime also Vietnamese sales.
I recommend visiting the place as soon as possible to form your own opinion on the local heritage department. The café can be easily found at a busy intersection near the District Court. The actions of the state authority are an example of how to demoralize an enlightened investor and a very quality architect.