ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv sˈɛvɹəl pɹˈoʊtɛsts wɜː kˈɔːzd baɪ ðɪ ɐnˈaʊnst plˈæn əvən ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd kˈɑːɹpɑːɹk sˈɜːvɪŋ ðɪ ɐtˈɛndiːz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə təbi ɪɹˈɛktᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə skwˈɛɹ ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈʌbsɚfˌɪs məmˈoːɹɪəl.
In 2012 several protests were caused by the announced plan of an underground carpark serving the attendees of the opera to be erected under the square and around the subsurface memorial.