Pavel Bém, the Civic Democrat Mayor of Prague, supported the design when it was selected but later become hostile to it, saying that the City Council of Prague, which is dominated by the Civil Democratic Party, would not allow the Octopus to be built as it would ruin Prague's panorama.
Pavel Bém, primarul democrat civic al Pragăi, a sprijinit proiectul atunci când a fost selectat, dar mai târziu a devenit ostil, spunând că Consiliul Municipal din Praga, care era dominat de Partidul Democrat Civic, nu va permite construirea Caracatiței pentru că ar strica panorama orașului Praga.