The Local Development Ministry, which in 2005 supported Prague Hall's decision on the road widening, has to deal with it again as a result of the court verdict.In August, the UNESCO committee for world heritage recommended to Prague that the two high-rise buildings planned in Pankrac be lower than what the investor plans.A number of local civic Prague Uprising: “Do not let Prague be destroyed!” ...
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(Ceske Noviny)
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