Czech-Republic-based firm Zavoral Architekt (ZA) has unveiled its proposal for Palach Museum, a museum and memorial to Jan Palach in Vsetaty, Czech Republic.

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Czech-Republic-based firm Zavoral Architekt (ZA) has unveiled its proposal for Palach Museum, a museum and memorial to Jan Palach in Vsetaty, Czech Republic.

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

As a Czech dissident, Jan Palach protested Soviet invasion and communist government in Czechoslovakia in 1968 via self-immolation.

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The Palach Museum will be located at the house where Palach was born in the small town of Vsetaty, and will transform the space into a triangular, two-story labyrinth. The project will additionally feature a garden space for calm contemplation.

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

Courtesy of Zavoral Architekt (ZA)

The proposal was an entry to an architectural competition, and was awarded second place.News via Zavoral Architekt (ZA).

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