The repair of Šlechtova Restaurant in Stromovka will begin in June

Prague - The long-planned renovation of the Šlechtova restaurant in Prague's Stromovka will begin in June. No one has appealed against the council's decision on the selection of the contractor within the fifteen-day period. The Prague City Hall announced this in a press release today. The reconstruction of the building will last two years and will be carried out by the company Pracom. This was communicated by the press department of the City Hall today.

"We have realistic prospects that in two years' time, at the beginning of the summer season, visitors will once again be able to make use of this exceptional place for relaxation and social gatherings," stated Prague's councilor for culture Jan Wolf (KDU-ČSL/Trojkoalice). The City Hall will sign the contract in June and hand over the construction to the contractor.

The company Pracom won the tender with a proposed price of approximately 101.5 million crowns excluding VAT. The city leadership approved the tender winner twice because two other participants appealed against the first selection. In both cases, the selection committee chose Pracom. The reconstruction of the former garden restaurant has been discussed since the 1990s, with the city repeatedly postponing it. After renovations, the restaurant operation is expected to return to the building.

Originally, the renovation of the monument was estimated to cost a quarter of a billion crowns, but the city had the project revised. The building will undergo a complete reconstruction. Inside, historical elements will be restored, including the ceiling fresco of Apollo with Venus and an artificial stalactite cave that used to house a sculpture of Poseidon.

The Šlechtova restaurant, formerly known as the Royal Hall, is a cultural monument. It is named after its last owner and operator, Václav Šlecht. Its oldest part dates back to the end of the 17th century, and the building was completed in the mid-19th century. After World War II, it remained unused, caught fire twice, and in 2002 it was damaged by floods.