Architects will redesign the project for the Clam-Gallas Palace

Prague - Architects from the MACADAM association will redesign the project based on which the Baroque Clam-Gallas Palace on Mariánské náměstí in the historic center of Prague will be restored. The project modification will cost the city treasury 4.4 million crowns. This was reported by ČTK based on the resolution of the councilors. The reconstruction of the monument-protected building, which was originally intended to cost 400 million crowns, has been in preparation by Prague for several years.

The reconstruction of the Clam-Gallas Palace is part of a project from 2010, in which the city leadership aimed to renovate the New Town Hall and Mariánské náměstí following an architectural competition. In total, this represented an investment of over 1.2 billion crowns. However, some time ago, the city canceled the contractor selection due to high costs. Already, the costs for project work have amounted to tens of millions of crowns.

Experts consider the Clam-Gallas Palace, constructed at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, to be an architectural gem. According to the original plan, the reconstruction was to remedy inappropriate construction and technical interventions from previous years. Restoration was planned for the interiors with rare stucco decorations and fresco paintings. Shops were to be established on the ground floor, and auctions could also take place there; exhibitions were planned for the upper floors. The current resolution indicates that architects have been tasked with canceling the planned construction of apartments and instead expanding the exhibition spaces.

In subsequent phases, according to the plan of the previous city leadership, the New Town Hall and Mariánské náměstí were to be renovated. However, the square's renovation faced opposition from heritage protectors. It is unclear how the councilors will proceed in this case.