Brno-střed will renovate the park on Moravské náměstí for 131 million

Brno – The city district of Brno-střed wants to start the reconstruction of the park on Moravian Square by the end of November. The mayor Vojtěch Mencl (ODS) announced this to journalists. The reconstruction costs exceed 130 million, of which the city will provide 95 million, stated Brno's mayor Markéta Vaňková (ODS). There will be new paths in the square, a space with a water feature will be created in the middle, and there will also be a café in the park. The works also include the static securing of spaces discovered last year beneath the former German House so that they can be used for occasional tours.

It was necessary to increase the funding from both the city and the city district for the investment project. "We supported the increase of the city's co-financing by 35 million to 95 million. The city district will contribute 45 million, with the decision made that 30 million can be drawn from the proceeds from the sale of residential buildings. This money cannot be used for any other purposes than in the housing fund, so we approved an exception," Vaňková stated. According to her, the overall amount set at 140 million includes not only the reconstruction but also project preparation and similar costs.

According to Mencl, the reconstruction could start by the end of November and finish next year in July or August. Therefore, the city district will not hold the traditional Christmas markets in the park this year. "A main pedestrian path will be created, connecting Lidická Street with Moravian Square near St. Thomas Church. In the central part, there will be a public space with a larger water feature that will have variable effects," described Mencl.

He also mentioned that a circular path will be created on the edge of the current park. "There will also be a smaller pavilion-type café. The works in the square include static securing and securing the newly discovered spaces after the German House. We will put them in a condition to be used for occasional interesting tours in the future," said Mencl. Experts discovered well-preserved and only partially buried cellars of the former German House nearly two meters below the surface of today's Moravian Square last autumn.