We passed by Malostranske Namesti at noon and was stuck in a traffic which was unusual on a Sunday. It turned out there was a ceremony ( we even heard a marching band playing) to celebrate the placing of domes on Malostranska Beseda. There was a small crowd that gathered in the parking lot beside Starbucks where the crane that placed the domes was situated too.
As you can see, the copper domes are shining like new pennies. But after some time, once it has been exposed to air and water, oxidation reaction will happen which will change the color of copper into green just like the other domes of the old buildings around Prague.
What’s interesting about these domes was that according to the article I read, they were removed in 1828 and after 180 years they put it back. It didn’t have further explanation though why it took that long for them to place the domes back.
