The conceptual design study for the transformation of Victory Square will be completed by the end of the year

Prague - The conceptual study for the transformation of Vítězné náměstí in Prague 6 will be completed by the end of this year. This was stated today by Deputy Mayor Petr Hlaváček (for TOP 09) to reporters. The document for the city hall will be prepared by the architectural office Pavel Hnilička Architekti, which won the competition for the new design of the square. Trees, crossings, and changes to the tram route are planned for the square.

"We anticipate approval (of the conceptual study) by the council by the end of this year, and then the work on individual parts should continue with other city investors like the public transport company and others," Hlaváček said.

A working group will participate in the preparations, responsible for refining the conceptual proposal. It will include representatives from the city, Prague 6, architects from the Czech Technical University (ČVUT), the Institute of Planning and Development (IPR), Ropid, or the University of Chemistry and Technology (VŠCHT). After the final document is created, municipal organizations affected by the specific changes will work on the transformation of the square in each area.

The architects proposed to plant trees in the middle of the square to separate the road from the center of the square, which will be accessible to pedestrians via a new metro exit and crossings. The roundabout will have three lanes. In the center of the square, there will be an obelisk, which was also in the original plans by Antonín Engel, who designed the layout of the square in the 1920s. The design of the monument should be determined by an artistic competition, according to the committee. The monument to foreign soldiers of World War II will be relocated to Technická Street.

Vítězné náměstí was created in 1925 and now connects several roads - Evropská, Čs. armády, Jugoslávských partyzánů, Svatovítská, and Dejvická. Throughout its history, it has borne several names, including from 1952 to 1990, it was called the October Revolution Square. Among the locals, it is commonly referred to as Kulaťák.