The reconstruction, carried out by the Downtown Builder, will create a student and community space that is up to the standards of today.
To mark the centenary of the building's inauguration, a 181-room hotel will open in the neo-renaissance building on Blaha-Lujza Square.
The monumental central figure in Heroes' Square is being removed for the first time from its 36-metre-high column, to which Layher scaffolding has been added around Gabriel.
A viewing platform will be set up on the Calvary Hill in the mining town.
