Prague 1 wants a golden glass gallery at the end of Revoluční Street

Prague - Prague 1 wants to build a golden glass oval gallery at the end of Revoluční street for 184 million crowns. It was designed by architect Petr Malinský. It could host the Slav Epic or a traveling art exhibition. The intention was presented today at a press conference by the Prague 1 municipality and the local Chamber of Commerce. However, for Mucha's paintings, the magistrate's commission of experts proposed a location at Těšnov. The city council still needs to make a final decision. The Prague 3 municipality also showed interest, proposing a pavilion on Vítkov hill.

"The commission of the council recommended the Těšnov area as the most suitable location for the Slav Epic. According to her previous statement, the city mayor Adriana Krnáčová also agrees with this location. However, this location still needs to be approved by the city council," said the spokesman of the magistrate, Vít Hofman, to ČTK today.

According to the mayor of Prague 1, Oldřich Lomecký (TOP 09), such significant works should not be decided by a commission but through a broader public debate. "We are prepared to invest in this ourselves. If the main city decides that they like the project but do not want the Slav Epic there, we want to continue with it and place something else there," Lomecký stated. The municipality wants to invest up to three million crowns in the project preparation.

According to him, a similar cultural and artistic center, where significant art exhibitions could be placed, is lacking in the center. Architect Malinský describes his project as "a golden sun that floats in the air above the Vltava." It will be an oval structure on three legs made of glass panels, gilded on the inside. Golden spikes will rise from the roof like rays.

According to the project's authors, the gallery should be located in the spot of the current green area, where cars drive from the embankment to Štefánikův bridge. The place where the statue of the communist politician Jan Šverma used to stand is an extension of Lannova park. The new proposal also includes the Novomlýnská brána project by architect Eva Jiřičná, which is intended to complete a row of buildings on Revoluční street at the site of the current free gable wall.

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