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- The Dancing House or Dancing Building or Ginger & Fred is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo Nábřeží 80, Praha 2. It was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry in co-operation with Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić on a vacant riverfront plot.
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This is the Dancing House, created by the architects Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić. The two towers that comprise the building give the impression that they are moving, embracing in a never-ending dance.
Aug 24, 2016 · When this seven-story building first went up in central Prague, its co-architect, the world-renowned Frank Gehry, dubbed it “Fred and Ginger,” calling to mind the elegance and wit of the...
- The History of The Dancing House in Prague
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By its own little history, the "dancing house" bears witness to modern Czech history: it is located on the site of a very old building destroyed during the bombing of Prague by the Americans during the Second World War, then following the Velvet Revolution (end of the communist regime), the new Czech president wanted to build a new emblematic build...
The project is inspired by the dance steps of a famous couple of dancers, Fred Astair (symbolized by the stone tower) and his partner Ginger Rogers (the glass tower): a glass dancer's dress, pleated and clinging to a slender man wearing a hat. This dancing couple is an analogy of male yang and female yin balancing each other - a rational dialogue b...
You can find the "dancing house" on the banks of the Vltava River: Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2. The Dancing House in Prague is primarily an office building and cannot be visited. However, it houses a museum and a restaurant with a panoramic terrace from where you can enjoy a 360-degree view of Prague. Main photo credit :
The Dancing House or Dancing Building or Ginger & Fred is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo Nábřeží 80, Praha 2. It was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry in co-operation with Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić on a vacant riverfront plot.
Jan 1, 2023 · The Dancing House is one of the most iconic landmarks of Prague, and the best-known modern building in the city. The Dancing House, like many other works by co-architect Frank Gehry, is very distinctive, its outline resembling a dancing man and woman. The view down Resslova to the Dancing House at sunset.
Dancing House (Tančící dům) This pillar of modern architecture in Prague “danced” onto the Rašínovo Embankment in 1996. The project comes from the drawing board of world-renowned architects Vlado Milunić and Frank O. Gehry.
Jun 12, 2020 · People can now see inside previously inaccessible spaces of Prague’s iconic Dancing House, including technical facilities, a new viewpoint and courtyard.
