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 Dancing Building/House by sue_stone Built between 1992-1996 for an insurance company, the Dancing Building (or House) is crazy looking, and appears somewhat out of place amongst the usual Prague architecture. The building is nick-named Fred and Ginger, as it looks like two people dancing…and it really does! Hopefully my photo does it justice. Besides housing offices, it is home to one of Prague's top restaurants. It was one of the things I really wanted to see on our visit so made sure we squeezed in a trip to this part of town. Leave a Comment
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Dancing House also called "Ginger & Fred" is one of the most interesting and unusual modern buildings in Prague. It is artwork of Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic and it was erected in the last decade of 20th century. Leave a Comment Directions: Dancing House is on the corner of Resslova and Rasinovo nabrezi. It can be reached walking from Metro station Karlovo namesti along the river to north or from National Theatre to south.
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 Fred and Ginger by littlesam1 One of the more controversial buildings in Prague is the "Dancing Building" also known as "Fred and Ginger". Designed by the California archetict Frank O. Gehry. It seems out of place at first. Prague is one of the few cities in eastern Europe to have escaped World War II with minimal damage. So this modern building almost stands alone amid the many historical buildings in Prague. There is a lot of fascinating information about this building on the internet. So it pays to research it and read about it. It is designed in the tradition of deconstructive acrhitecture. The building is situated on a site where American bombs accidently destoryed a building at the end of World War II. When first looking at the building the left side seems to have been crushed thus recreating a allusion to the effects of the violence from the bombs. And yet at the same time it appears to be whimsical and dancing. I found it fascinating and yet somewhat out of place. But like Our Lady Before Tyn, this building also kept haunting me and I felt myself drawn to it on several occasions. Upon returning home I found that I had taken way too many pictures of this building. But then again that was the effect it had upon me. Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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by vesna04 The people of Prague like to call it "Ginger and Fred" :) It was built in 1996 according to the design of one American and one Belgrade architects. I loved it. It perfectly shows the conection btw old and new . Fantastic ! Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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by littlesam1 To give you an idea of the contrast of the Dancing Building to its surroundings take a look at this picture. This historical tower is in a canal along the river just across the street diagonally from the Dancing Building. Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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 Dancing in the city.... by nhcram About a hundred metres downriver from the National Theatre, stands the best known - and the most controversial - modern building in Prague, the Dancing Building. Featuring two curved towers "waltzing", it is also referred to as the Fred and Ginger. It is a strange twisted building sitting on a corner and jutting out slightly. Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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 dance with it! by tzuki Never imagine that I building can dance as this building seems to do. Amazing to find it and very nice to visit. It reminds me as the Guggenheim in Bilbao! Is one of the tips top when visiting Prague and you should not miss it, also because it is really easy to find it.... along the river, so if you walk, you will definetely find out in front of you! Dance together and you will find great fun! Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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 Dancing Building by Rachael71 The architecture in Prague is stunning, and we spent hours walking the streets and taking it all in. This building is a real contrast to the architecture you see around Old Town Square and Charles Bridge, but somehow it doesn't look out of place. I also wanted to post this picture because it proves that the sun did come out for us while we were in Prague, lol! Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre/Charles Bridge along river to south.
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 The Dancing Building by bugalugs If you go to St Cyril and Methodius church, not far away is this building built in 1996 and has affectionately been nicknames Fred and Ginger (after Astaire and Rogers - American actors/dancers from the 1940/50's).The stone building to the right represents the male dancer and the glass tower on the left the female. Leave a Comment Directions: Next to Jirasku Most a bridge that is two bridges south of the Charles Bridge.
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 Fred & Ginger by doogienj This is a really unique building for Prague, or any city for that matter. It was vacated by the Americans during WW2, when they bombed the existing building, thinking they were over Dresden, Germany. The co-architect is Frank Geary. It's called the Dancing Building, or the Fred & Ginger (as in Astair and Rogers) as the left side of the building appears to be leaning against the right, like a dancing couple. The walk south will take you about 15 minutes from Charles Bridge, on one of Prague's nosiest streets. Leave a Comment Directions: Walk from National Theatre along river to south.
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