In Prague, Těšnov and Špaček's house, for example, fell victim to demolition

Prague - Information about the demolition of certain buildings in the historic center of Prague and the new construction in their place (the building at the corner of Wenceslas Square and Opletalova Street, which was built on the site of a demolished house from 1880, has been approved):

- As a result of the demolition of Josefov and parts of the Old and New Town at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly 470 houses disappeared, along with a large part of the former Jewish town. Hundreds of new houses were built, including Parisian Street.

- The demolition of the picturesque old Žižkov in the 1980s, which gave way to panel houses, caused discontent. A television tower was built in close proximity to the Jewish cemetery.

- The explosion of the remainder of the Neo-Renaissance railway station at Těšnov in 1985 became a symbol of the authorities' insensitive approach to monuments. The building was not saved even though it was a cultural monument. Today, the place where the northern wing of the station once stood is crossed by a north-south highway, and the area that was demolished in 1985 has been replaced by a green space.

- A major outcry was caused by the case of the Neo-Baroque Špačkova house near Petrské Square, which was demolished in 1993 and replaced by a new building that, according to preservationists and many architects, does not fit into the atmosphere of this part of Prague.

- In 2007, the reconstruction of the barracks at Republic Square faced disagreement, as only the facade remained, behind which the Palladium shopping center was built. A similar fate, where only the facade was preserved, befell the House at Myšák in Vodičkova Street, but this case did not raise much emotion. Criticism arose over the devaluation of St. Michael's Church in the Old Town.

- The demolition of the Diamant department store in the lower part of Wenceslas Square (2008), which was replaced by a new building, and the destruction of the former Ringhoffer factories in Smíchov, one of the significant industrial monuments, is also considered a loss.

- In 2011, Prague ordered the demolition of the monument-protected stadium on Štvanice from the 1930s, allegedly due to poor technical condition. This demolition also sparked disagreement among part of the public.

- The construction interventions in Prague that are considered debatable include the development of the Myslbek gap on Na Příkopě Street.

- In 2014, the Hotel Praha in Prague 6, built in the late 1970s and originally serving the needs of the communist regime, was demolished. Opinions among the lay and professional public on the demolition varied. The owner of the building, PPF Group, claimed that the building was oversized and uneconomical.

- In 2015, the development company Orco Property Group completed the demolition of the largest building in the unused Prague-Bubny railway station area - the former state railway workshops. Prague 7 opposed the demolition, and there were also objections from the city hall.

- In 2016, the Jiří Grossmann Passage, which connected Politických vězňů Street with Opletalova Street and Wenceslas Square, was demolished. The facade of the building through which it passed remained. On its site, a multi-story building was constructed, closely adjoining the neighboring hotel, thus creating a hotel complex.

- In 2017, a partial demolition of the automatic telephone exchange in Dejvice, which was being converted into an office building, took place. The design of the exchange was contributed to by architect Václav Aulický, one of the authors of the brutalist complex of buildings Transgas on Vinohradská Street, which was recently demolished despite protests due to new construction.

- The demolition of the building at the corner of Wenceslas Square and Opletalova Street began in April 2017. A glass commercial and administrative building was built in its place by Flow East. Part of the public and professionals opposed the demolition of the building. Even earlier, the building of the former Prague Joint Stock Printing House, which had been a monument until 2008, disappeared. The then owner requested the lifting of the protection after demolishing a large part of the building. The Ministry of Culture complied with him, as it believed there was nothing left to protect.