The accuracy will remain in the park in Č. Krumlov at least until the year 2015

Český Krumlov - The rotating auditorium will be in the park of Český Krumlov Castle at least until 2015. Minister of Culture Václav Riedlbauch has granted the relevant consent, responding to a joint request from South Bohemian Governor Jiří Zimola, České Budějovice Mayor Juraj Thoma, and Český Krumlov Mayor Luboš Jedlička. They criticized the current practice in January, where the lease is signed for just one year. ČTK was informed about this today by the spokesperson for the České Budějovice magistrate, Jitka Welzlová. The rotating auditorium is not favored by UNESCO, which has listed Český Krumlov as a World Heritage site.
    The National Heritage Institute (NPÚ) will conclude a new lease agreement with the city of České Budějovice for the operation of the rotating auditorium in the park in Český Krumlov. "For all supporters of the rotating auditorium, this is definitely good news, and for the South Bohemian Theater, it also means certainty that they can plan the program over a longer term," said Mayor Thoma.
    However, the mayor does not quite understand the minister's criticism that he had not provided a statement regarding the options for the future existence of the rotating auditorium. According to Thoma, the so-called Epiphany Declaration, which he signed at the beginning of January together with Governor Zimola and Mayor Jedlička, explicitly stated that they insist on the current location of the rotating auditorium in the castle park and that they prefer its reconstruction in a form that will be more friendly to the park. "The other two ministerial options, namely building the auditorium outside the castle park or realizing a financially gigantic project for a national center for outdoor theater, have been clearly rejected," Thoma stated.
    Minister Riedlbauch, in a letter sent to the signatories of the Epiphany Declaration last week, stated that all the efforts of the ministry officials did not find adequate response from the regional and municipal administrations. “We have made no progress in our search. Because of the joint statement, you did not need to ask me to prepare options. It is with regret that I note my efforts were not met with understanding from your side,” the minister wrote to the South Bohemian politicians.
    However, Mayor Thoma disagrees with Riedlbauch's assertion and states that together with Governor Zimola and Mayor Jedlička, they want to respect the opinion of more than 130,000 citizens of the Czech Republic who signed a petition for the preservation of the auditorium and to keep it in its current location even after 2015. Thoma now hopes that Minister Riedlbauch will not reconsider his original intention to convene further discussions on the fate of the rotating auditorium. According to the initial information from the Minister of Culture, such a meeting was to take place during February of this year.
    Concerns about the auditorium have persisted for several years, mainly stemming from various interpretations of UNESCO's criticisms towards the Czech Republic. The World Heritage Committee, which included the center of Český Krumlov on its prestigious list in 1992, demands the removal of the auditorium. At a meeting with Minister Riedlbauch last September, South Bohemian representatives agreed on processing possible solutions. The ministry then invited them to express their views on three presented options: maintaining the current state, building a theater with a rotating auditorium outside the castle garden, or creating a National Center for Outdoor Theater in the castle garden.