Catholic Theological Faculty

Thákurova 3

Prague 6, 160 00

Czech Republic

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Overview of accessibility

Description of the building

In addition to classrooms and administrative spaces, this historic five-storey building has a library with a study room, a chapel, and accommodation facilities for the Archbishop’s Seminary.

Entrance

The surface of the access pavement is made of asphalt with minor irregularities. The main entrance to the building is not barrier-free (7 steps up, 2 steps up), and a double door (width 2x 70 cm) opens mechanically towards the inside. The doorbell (height 91 cm) is located on the left side of the façade under the staircase. The reception area is on the inside of the entrance (desk height 126 cm), from which another short staircase leads to the central corridor of the elevated ground floor (3 steps up).

A locked side entrance can be accessed from Kolejní Street. The surface of the access pavement is also asphalt, but without any major irregularities. The double entrance door (width 2x 160 cm) opens automatically. The doorbell (height 90 cm) is located on the left side of the door. The entrance connects with a passage to the courtyard with an asphalt surface, which is uneven in places and has a longitudinal gradient (max. 5%). The courtyard itself has a sizeable slope (up to 10% to 15%) with a coarse concrete surface and two transverse drains covered with an uneven metal grating.

The courtyard is divided by an internal tract that is linked to the Church of St. Vojtěch by a connecting passage. The passage leads to the other part of the courtyard with a lift. In front of the entrance to the connecting passage, there is a straight ramp (gradient 16.5%, width 176 cm, length 222 cm) with an insufficient upper landing (depth 64 cm). The double door (main panel width 75 cm, side panel width 78 cm) with a threshold (height 2 cm) opens mechanically inwards. A short passage leads to a door of the same width, but with no ramp. Behind the door on the right is a lift with doors on both sides that connects the courtyard level to two underground and five above-ground floors.

Interior

The separate floors of the building are connected by a total of four lifts, one in each wing, and the barrier-free connections in one level are only via the central corridor on the 3rd above-ground floor. Since there are locked accommodation spaces for the Archbishop’s Seminary in the main wing of the 4th and 5th above-ground floors, lifts separately service parts of the side and rear wing, i.e. only the rear wing lift with limited cabin depth (depth 115 cm) provides access to the library (door width 2x 73 cm, doorbell height 124 cm) in the rear wing of the 4th above-ground floor, and similarly, the lift for the south side wing with a mechanically opening door and also a cabin with insufficient depth (depth 110 cm) ensures access to the premises on the 4th above-ground floor.

The central part of the main wing on the 2nd above-ground floor is elevated (7 steps), serviced by the main lift with doors on both sides from the courtyard. Access to the side wings is resolved by ramps on both staircases. Straight single ramps (gradient 8%, width 123 cm, length 12 m) with a double-sided handrail (height 105 cm) have sufficient manoeuvring areas on the upper and lower landings, but are not interrupted by the intermediate landing.

The staircases in the central part of the main wing on the 1st above-ground floor no longer have ramps, but both levels are serviced separately by lifts. The entrance from the courtyard must be used to access rooms no. 8 to 35 in the side south wing and part of the main wing, because there are two stairs at the lift of this section. At the entrance from the courtyard, there is a levelling ramp (gradient 11%, length 63 cm), and a double door (width 2x 66 cm) opens mechanically outwards. Another double door (width 2x 70 cm) leads to the central corridor of the floor.

The Catechetical and Pastoral Centres, located in the interior wing behind the Church of St Vojtěch, are accessible from the main wing only from the stair landings (11 steps).

Lift

The lift with doors on both sides in the main east wing (automatically opening doors width 100 cm, cabin width 150 cm, depth 205 cm) connects the 2nd underground floor to the 5th above-ground floor of the building, including the courtyard level and the elevated part of the front wing. The 4th and 5th floors are locked. The cabin is equipped with a handle and a mirror (lower edge height 92 cm) on the side wall. There is no pull-down seat in the cabin. The controls at the entrances have a maximum height of 110 cm. The maximum height of the controls inside the cabin is 128 cm.

The lift of the side north wing (automatically opening door width 80 cm, cabin width 115 cm, depth 115 cm) with limited cabin depth connects the 1st underground floor to the 5th above-ground floor of the building. The 4th and 5th floors are locked. The cabin is equipped with a mirror on the front wall (lower edge height 100 cm). There is no pull-down seat in the cabin. The controls at the entrances have a maximum height of 111 cm. The maximum height of the controls inside the cabin is 115 cm.

The lift in the rear west wing (automatically opening door width 80 cm, cabin width 133 cm, depth 115 cm) with limited cabin depth connects the ground floor to the 4th above-ground floor with the library. The cabin is equipped with a handle and mirror on the front wall (lower edge height 100 cm). There is no pull-down seat in the cabin. The controls at the entrances have a maximum height of 119 cm. The maximum height of the controls inside the cabin is 110 cm.

The lift in the side south wing (mechanically opening shaft door width 76 cm, mechanically opening cage door width 2x 38 cm, cabin width 103 cm, depth 110 cm) connects the 1st underground floor to the 5th above-ground floor of the building. The cabin does not have a mirror or pull-down seat. The controls at the entrances have a maximum height of 129 cm. The maximum height of the controls inside the cabin is 128 cm. At the level of the 1st floor, there are two stairs in front of the lift (see Interior).

Sanitary facilities

A modified toilet is located on the 2nd above-ground floor in the side north wing. The accessible toilet (door width 80; stall width 194 cm, depth 225 cm) has an entrance directly from the central corridor. The single-panel toilet door is marked and opens mechanically outwards. Access to the toilet when looking from the entrance into the stall is on the right. The space for a wheelchair next to the toilet is sufficient (width 129 cm). The toilet is equipped with two pull-down handles.

The stall contains a changing table located in a recess, and the toilet is not obstructed.

Parking

There are two reserved parking spaces in the vicinity of the building, one in front of the main entrance to the building and the other at the intersection of Seminární Street and Kolejní Street. However, there are no ramps to the pavement for either of the spaces.

Public transportation

The nearest metro station is the barrier-free station Dejvická metro line A (with a lift). You may also take the trams to the station with the same name or to the closer station Thákurova. Access is also possible through the gate from Kolejní Street. Due to the longer walking distance (700m and 300 m, respectively) and the steepness of the courtyard, where there are also dangerous drainage gratings, this option cannot be recommended without being accompanied by an able-bodied person. For more information, see www.dpp.cz.