People will be able to say goodbye to Kaplický at the Prague Crossroads

Prague - A public farewell to the deceased architect Jan Kaplický will take place next Tuesday afternoon at the former St. Anne's Church in the Old Town. Radek Zeman from the agency representing the family of the deceased architect said this today to ČTK. The gathering at the Prague Crossroads will be held from 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
    The venue has been made accessible for this occasion by the Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation Vision 97. All those who wish to say goodbye to Jan Kaplický will be allowed entry to the Prague Crossroads building directly from Zlatá Street, which leads into Liliová Street, Zeman added.
    Prague Crossroads was established at the initiative of the former president Václav Havel. It is a place for various meetings where lectures, discussions, concerts, performances, exhibitions, and meditations are held. The architectural design was created by Eva Jiřičná.
    The date of Jan Kaplický's funeral, which will be held only in a tight family circle, will not be announced by the agency, Zeman added. Internet servers are speculating about Friday.
    Jan Kaplický, known in the Czech Republic primarily for his design of the new National Library building, died suddenly last Wednesday evening in Prague. On the same day, his second child, daughter Johanka, was born. The unexpected event surprised not only the architect's close ones but also many of his supporters and friends.
    Voices are growing, for example, about the idea that the library in Prague should still be built according to his design even after his death. Fans of the blob are planning a manifestation in Prague for next week, communicating with each other online, and 15,000 people have already joined the group expressing this opinion. The group has decided to move from the virtual space to civic involvement, and therefore it is transforming into the civic initiative Democracy Builds. Information about it and planned events can be found on the website of the same name.