Study on the transformation of Victory Square will be fully completed in a year

Prague - The completion and discussion of the proposal to transform Vítězné náměstí in Prague 6, managed by the Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague (IPR), will be finished by the end of next year. The original deadline has been extended by half because over 60 entities will review the study, and their availability cannot be influenced. The completion of the submitted competition proposal will cost a maximum of 8.4 million crowns, as stated in a document approved at today's meeting of the city council. The costs for transforming the location are estimated at 500 million excluding VAT.

The winner of the competition, the architectural office Pavel Hnilička Architekti, is tasked with collaborating with the city to refine the design for the new appearance of the square, discussing it with more than 60 affected entities and incorporating their comments. The conceptual study aims to provide not only a traffic solution for the area but primarily to strengthen the fundamental functions of the square - recreational, social, and representative.

Trees are to be planted around the inner part of Vítězné náměstí, separating it from the road. Pedestrians will access the center of the square via a new metro exit and crossings. The roundabout will have three lanes. An obelisk will stand in the middle of the square. It was also included in the original plans by Antonín Engel, who designed the square in the 1920s. According to the jury, the form of the monument should be determined by an art competition. The memorial to foreign soldiers of World War II will be moved to Technická Street.

Vítězné náměstí was created in 1925 and now several roads lead into it - Evropská, Čs. armády, Jugoslávských partyzánů, Svatovítská, and Dejvická. It has had several names, including the name Říjnové revoluce from 1952 to 1990. It has become informally known among Prague residents as Kulaťák.