Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:13:48 +0200https://english.radio.cz/prague-mayor-renews-blob-debate-8559998© 2026 Radio Prague International The drawn-out debate over the construction of a futuristic building colloquially known as “the Blob” originally meant to house the Czech National Library in Prague has taken a new turn. Designed by the late Czech-born London-based architect Jan Kaplický, the huge green and purple structure divided public opinion when it won an international competition in 2007 and the project was finally scuppered. Now, more than four years after the original plan was put forward, Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda has unexpectedly renewed the debate. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kaplicky_jan_blob2.jpg?timestamp=1591298890 https://english.radio.cz/prague-mayor-renews-blob-debate-8559998 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9