Czech culture ministry gives high rise buildings green light

The Czech Culture Ministry has approved the construction of high rise buildings in the Pankrac district of Prague, saying that they would not interfere with the city's cultural heritage. Pankrac lies within the city's protected cultural heritage reserve entered on the UNESCO world heritage list and the World Heritage Committee has expressed serious concern about the planned construction project. The real estate developer ECM has welcomed the ministry's decision and plans to present the construction project at a press conference in Prague on Thursday.