Dancing House, Deconstructivist office building in New Town, Czech Republic.
The Dancing House features two distinct towers, a glass cylinder with curved forms and a concrete segment with perpendicular lines and columns.
Built in 1996 on a site where a previous building was destroyed during World War II bombing, the Dancing House marks Prague's transition from communism.
Architects Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry designed the structure to represent dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers through architectural elements.
Located at Jiráskovo náměstí 1981/6, the building contains office spaces, a hotel with luxury suites, and a restaurant on the seventh floor.
The structure consists of 99 concrete panels, each shaped differently to create the building's characteristic dynamic movement appearance.
Location: New Town
Location: Prague 2
Inception: 1996
Architects: Vlado Milunić, Frank Gehry
Architectural style: deconstructivism
Website: http://tadu.cz
GPS coordinates: 50.07556,14.41417
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:16
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