Dancing House

Dancing House
Tančící dům
Side view
Former 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 / 50.07556; 14.41417
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.

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• Restaurant at the Dancing House

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