Open House Prague 2016 will open rooftop terraces and the underground shelter

„This year, the festival is also taking place further from the city center, and each of the more distant buildings will really be worth it,“ promises the coordinator of Open House Prague, Andrea Šenkyříková. Open House Prague will offer historic palaces, modern office complexes, residential projects, and technical and industrial buildings. Highlights this year include the Sazka building with a lottery television studio, the new headquarters of AVAST in the Enterprise Office Center, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences with a new building called "Cauliflower," and also the Invalidovna, whose interiors will be visible this year for the last time because it is set to be offered for sale in June.

Registration will again be required for spaces with technical operations. This includes the Štvanice power plant, the CETIN central telecommunication building, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University, the Staropramen brewery in Smíchov, and the KO17 shelter under the Thomayer Hospital. Registered participants will also have special access to a technology tour at Main Point Karlín, which was named the best office building in the world in 2011.

This year, the organizers have focused more on child visitors, providing worksheets in eight buildings. These include information and tasks that expand vocabulary, lead to observation, and promote creativity. A fun children's program has also been prepared at the Main Train Station, House at Two Golden Bears, and the headquarters of Microsoft.

„We are glad that last year's success of the festival convinced more building owners to participate in the Open House festival. Prague truly has a lot to offer in the field of architecture, and we believe that gradually other owners will lose their shyness and distrust,“ said Andrea Šenkyříková.
Most buildings will be open both days of the festival weekend from 10 AM to 6 PM. However, there are some exceptions, so we recommend looking for detailed information in the printed catalog, at www.openhousepraha.cz, or in the mobile application, which will be launched at the end of April for iOS and Android.

The concept of Open House was created in 1992 in London as an effort to strengthen the relationship of the general public to places and cities. The founder, Victoria Thornton, visited Prague last year. Open House Prague 2015 was attended by 38,500 people.

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List of open buildings for Open House Prague 2016

12 LOFTS                       
Podkovářská complex             
Trade Union House               
House at Two Golden Bears           
House at the Stone Bell         
House at the Golden Corner           
Štvanice power plant              
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague       
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague          
FILADELFIE                  
Jan Kepler Grammar School – sports hall      
Protected Health Care Facility KO 17 (shelter) – Thomayer Hospital        
Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague    
Invalidovna                
Kramář Villa                  
Main Point Karlín – VIG ČR headquarters       
Masaryk Railway Station              
Wilson's Station, main station   
Žižkov Freight Station               
National Gallery in Prague – Salm Palace          
National Gallery in Prague – Schwarzenberg Palace       
National Gallery in Prague – Sternberg Palace          
National Technical Library           
Nile House               
New World of Work – Microsoft headquarters  
Arch Palace                 
Lucerna Palace                   
Metro Palace                   
Memorial of National Literature – Little Villa      
Memorial of National Literature – Strahov Monastery   
Steam Mills: Etnetera               
Steam Mills: HBO Europe           
Petschek Palace – Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic         
Staropramen Brewery             
Port#58                      
Port X                      
QUADRIO Building              
Mayor's Residence of the Capital City of Prague          
Sazka                   
AVAST headquarters – Enterprise Office Center       
Glass Palace                   
BETHANY Social Center           
Strahov Monastery              
PRAM Studio                  
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences – modern building   
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences – historic building   
CETIN central telecommunication building        
Velodrome in Třebešíně              
VŠCHT                      
Duhovka Primary School               
Golden Angel                   

More information about buildings can be found at www.openhousepraha.cz