New look for New Stage: “Ice cube” building set for major overhaul

Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International

The ice cube-like New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague is to undergo major renovations, its operators announced on Tuesday. An adjacent building will also get an overhaul, and more use will be made of the small plaza linking the complex to the historic National Theatre.

The now protected New Stage of the National Theatre, whose outward appearance is frequently compared to an ice cube, was designed by one of the most distinctive Czech architects of the modern era, Karel Prager.

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Author: Ian Willoughby