Nationale-Nederlanden
Building - The Dancing House - "Ginger & Fred"
Corner of Resslova and Rašínovo nábř - Prague, Czech
Republic
Architect
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Frank Gehry
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Date Built
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1996
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Location
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Corner of
Resslova and
Rašínovo nábř |
Description
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Frank Gehry's Nationale-Nederlanden
building at the end of the
Jiráskův Bridge has a number of
knicknames. It is known as "The
Dancing House", "The Drunk House" but most
often it is known as "Ginger and Fred"
reflecting the idea that the two elements of
the building appear to be dancing.
It was built on an empty site on the corner
of the street beside the building that was
home to Vaclav Havel before
he became President of the Czech Republic.
The building's interior was designed Eva
Jiricna. It is essentially an office building
but it also contains a restaurant on the top
floor offering a view over Prague.
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