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Dancing House Tančící dům 
Side viewFormer names Fred and Ginger General information Address Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2 Town or city Prague Country Czech Republic Coordinates Coordinates: 50°04′32″N 14°24′51″E / 50.07556°N 14.41417°E Construction started 1992 Completed 1996 Design and construction Architect Vlado Milunić, Frank Gehry The Dancing House or Dancing Building or Ginger & Fred (Czech: Tančící dům) is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2. It was designed by Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in co-operation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot (where the previous building had been destroyed during the Bombing of Prague in 1945). The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.[1]
Windows of the Dancing House
The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time. Czech president Václav Havel, who lived for decades next to the site, had supported it, hoping that the building would become a center of cultural activity.
Originally named Fred and Ginger (after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - the house resembles a pair of dancers) the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous. Others have nicknamed it "Drunk House".
On the roof is a French restaurant with views of the city. The building's other tenants include several multinational firms.
References
- ^ Nationale-Nederlanden Building Frank O. Gehry, The Architect's Studio. Digital catalog of the Henry Art Gallery at arcspace
External links
- This is largest panorama of the Dancing House
- 360 Panorama Photos of the Dancing House
- Dancing House Prague by Frank Gehry
- Radio Prague article with Vlado Milunic
- Restaurant at the Dancing House
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Prague
- Buildings and structures completed in 1996
- Frank Gehry buildings
- Twisted buildings and structures
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