The ministry is against the demolition of the house on Wenceslas Square
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"This binding statement (...) is not a decision in the matter, but only a basis for the ongoing appeal proceedings before the building authority," said MK spokesperson Simona Cigánková to ČTK. It is also not possible to appeal against the MK's statement. "The Ministry of Culture is not authorized to overturn decisions made by building authorities; it only provides background for ongoing proceedings at those authorities, which end in an administrative decision," she added. Thus, the decision on the demolition lies with the Building Authority of Prague 1. Its head, Oldřich Dajbych, told ČTK today that the file will be received from the municipality in the coming days and then the department will reconsider it.
"Flow East will assess the current decision of the Ministry of Culture; however, it does not foresee any significant delays in the overall timeline of the project," said James Woolf on behalf of the company to ČTK. "We have been cooperating with the local administration for over eight years to ensure the best solution for the location on Opletalova Street. We remain fully committed to realizing this project and thus being part of the future revitalization of Wenceslas Square," he stated.
The dispute over the corner building has been ongoing for many years. Participants in the proceedings filed an appeal against the municipal decision from 2010, to which the current statement of the ministry responds, as early as 2011; however, the investor then filed a motion for an appeal, and the then Minister of Culture Jiří Besser confirmed Prague's decision. His successor Alena Hanáková (both from TOP 09 and STAN) definitively rejected the heritage protection of the building, which was another step towards demolition.
The building authority of Prague 1 approved the request for demolition in September 2013, but after appeals, the municipality revoked it in June 2014. A new request from the building owner thus returned to the building authority, which is re-evaluating it. The owner of the building, Flow East, previously stated that it would not begin demolition until it had a building permit for a new structure.
The company has owned the building since 1994. The costs of the project, including the purchase of the land and building, reportedly reach billions of crowns. The ministry repeatedly cites concerns about potential compensation claims for a thwarted investment as one reason why the building has not been declared a cultural monument. Similarly, the office expresses itself in other cases, and according to critics, it thus prioritizes the interests of investors over the interests of state heritage protection.
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