Cronos , you must have noticed the huge surge in landprices , not just in the capital but rural areas as well over these past couple of years , even a run-down communist era apartment is fetching big bucks now .
Prime land in the city centre is an attractive option for developers (and a few envelopes stuffed with cash open all the planning doors they need) .
Welcome to the west .
However , it doesn't mean you have to accept it . With sites that have such historical relevance (and not only recent history) it should be easy to get enough popular support to launch a major protest , plus with the recent push against corruption (for EU membership) a few words with the relevant investigative bodies into the activities and finances of the developers and politicians involved can yield some very good results .