Czech Republic: Kaplicky’s National Library building not to be built in Prague
The new building of the National Library (NK) designed by renowned Czech-born architect Jan Kaplicky will not be built at Prague-Letna, Czech Culture Minister Vaclav Jehlicka told reporters after a government meeting today.
The project of a nine-storey building shaped as a broad pyramid with rounded edges, dubbed “octopus,” has raised controversial reactions and divided the public as well as experts and politicians into its supporters and opponents.
The National Library badly needs a new building because it is running out of capacity and the conditions for keeping books are not suitable.
Source: Czech Happenings