Archbishop: Prague cannot expect to get Jindřišská Tower for free

The Prague Archdiocese says that its preference would be to sell Jindřišská Tower to the city government, but it is still in negotiations with the municipality about the price, Deník N reported on Thursday. Archbishop Jan Graubner said the archdiocese would like to prioritise the city, but that Prague cannot expect to get the tower for free when there are other interested parties who are willing to pay much more for it.

The Prague Archdiocese made the decision to put the tower, which is part of the historic city centre of Prague on UNESCO's cultural and natural heritage list, up for sale in November last year. Prague City Hall is one of around 30 bidders interested in acquiring the property, which the archdiocese listed for an asking price of CZK 75 million.