Dancing House in Prague

Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower in Paris makes Paris, without the Tower Bridge and Big Ben can not imagine London and Vienna without the Hundertwasser House and St. Stephen's Cathedral.So Prague - it is not only the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Charles Bridge and the Powder Tower.Today, one of the most famous modern buildings in Prague architecture is the Dancing House. This building, which has extravagant design, associated with dancing couple.

Dancing House

Dancing House in Prague

Dancing House in Prague

Dancing House photo

Dancing House referred to the sights of Prague, they admired by thousands of tourists every day,admiring the unusual shape of the building located across the street from the river Vltava.His form Dancing house shall the world famous dance duo - Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.Residents of the Czech Republic called the Dancing House often "drunk house" or "Ginger and Fred".

history of the building began with the fact that in 1945 as a result of air raid of US forces was completely demolished building, which stands on the site of today's Dancing House.After that, almost half a century, there was a vacant place.

Dancing House

Dancing House -type opposite

Dancing House -type opposite

Construction Dancing House in Prague started due Czech President Vaclav Havel.The fact is that in the neighborhood of empty seats was a house, which in 1905 built by his grandfather, and since this house was subsequently nationalized, and in it about a hundred years lived the president's family, then leave next to the former property of the family Havel empty placeafter the destruction of the construction was impossible.

Vaclav Havel commissioned the construction of the Dancing House Czech architect Vlado Milunic, but due to the fact that the owner of the land was the largest insurance company Nationale Niederlanden (now ING), it was decided to bring another architect with a known name.He became an American Frank Gary Owen, who co-designed with Vlado Milunic amazing building which has been the subject of criticism for a long time, because it is fundamentally different from the overall architecture of Prague Renaissance, Gothic, Rococo, Baroque.Ultramodern style, striking splendor of form, fit perfectly among the Gothic buildings in Prague.

Dancing House Construction lasted from 1994 to 1996, and only with the support of President Havel was completed before the end.

Dancing House in Prague consists of two towers - stone and glass.At the top of the stone tower, symbolizing the male figure is a dome of wrought iron and stainless steel mesh 10x10 mm.Glass Tower is the same image of a woman dancing in a flared dress.Together they create a wonderful composition, eye-catching.

Dancing House photo

Dancing House in Prague photo

Dancing House, Czech Republic, Prague

On the roof of the building there is a cozy restaurant "Pearl Prague» (La Perle de Prague), visitingwhere you will be filled with long lasting memories.

Dancing House photo

standing practically at the Vltava River, the Dancing House is visible from the pleasure boat.Tourists admire the grandeur of the building from a distance, so you can see it from different perspectives.

Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic

Fantastic looks Dancing House and height.

Dancing House in Prague, photos from a height