The final decision to begin the reconstruction was made in January 1971. The construction works started in September 1971. The first stage of the project – body of the building in an unfinished state – was completed by July 1974. In 1977 first interiors were ready. The next ones were delivered in August 1984, during an official ceremony of opening of the Castle to the public. Handing the reconstructed Royal Castle to the nation was an act of honouring all of those, who, during the occupation, with the greatest dedication and risking their own lives, saved the Castle and the Castle art works for the future generations.