Prague plans to modify Jiráskovo Square for 34.7 million korunas

Prague - The Prague City Hall plans to adjust Jirásek Square near the Dancing House for an estimated 34.7 million crowns excluding VAT. The project includes the repair of the fountain, the relocation of the monument to writer Alois Jirásek, and paving the area where the lawn is currently permanently damaged by tourists. The city council approved the investment into the systems of the City Hall today.

The modifications will be based on a study from 2022, stated councilor Adam Zábranský (Pirates). The city hopes to implement them in the next two years.

According to the approved document, the monument to Alois Jirásek will be moved toward the center of the grassy area. The non-functional fountain will be repaired and will remain in the same place. An elevated curb will be created around the lawn, where it will be possible to sit.

The currently fully grassy area will be partially paved around the fountain due to the permanent destruction of the grass by tourists taking photographs with the Dancing House. "Even though new grass is regularly planted there, it never lasts," added Zábranský.

The Dancing House began trial operation 30 years ago, on June 20, 1996, and was officially opened in October of the same year. In 1997, it received the highest award in the design category in a prestigious poll by the American magazine Time. In a domestic poll by the magazine Architekt, it made it among the five most significant Czech buildings of the 1990s.