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Prague theatres demonstrate in support of culture ... well as Prague officials previously gave the green light to the project. The investor, ECM company, is now seeking the zoning permit. The project has been opposed by a number of civic associations and UNESCO, too, previously warned the Czech Republic that by permitting the skyscrapers' construction it runs the risk of Prague being deleted from the world heritage list. UNESCO recommends that the buildings not be higher than 60 to 70 metres.
However, one of them is to be 104 metres tall. Czech Culture Ministry spokesman Jan Cieslar has told CTK that the ministry has not yet received UNESCO's official position and therefore it would not comment on it. He admitted, nevertheless, that officials from the ministry's department for cultural heritage want to discuss the issue with officials from the City Hall. ECM, too, says it would not comment on the issue until it receives the UNESCO document. If the ECM were forced to reduce the planned building's height, this would cause complications to it, ECM spokeswoman Zuzana Dolezelova told CTK. In the higher of the buildings, more than a hundred flats have been booked already. The other building is to be a hotel, she said. Petr Janyska, a member of the Czech permanent mission to UNESCO, says the UNESCO committee has recommended that a plan of Prague's high-rise development be worked out and that the World Heritage Centre be informed about all projects that threaten to harm the city's visual integrity.
(Ceske Noviny)
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