Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: Dancing House
Tancici Dum, Prague, CZ, 2008
13 May 2009 |
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This is one of the most famous, if not the most famous, post-1989 building in Prague. This is what Wikipedia has to say about it:
"The Dancing House (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 Yugoslavian-born Czech architect Vlado Milunić in co-operation with Canadian 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]
side view
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 vaguely resembles a pair of dancers) the house stands out among the Neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous. Others have nicknamed it "Drunk House".
On the roof is a French restaurant with magnificent views of the city. The building's other tenants include several multinational firms. (The plans for a cultural center were not realized.)"
Nove Mesto From Smichov/Mala Strana???, Picture 3,…
13 May 2009 |
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Again I'm not sure if this is technically Smichov, or just Prague 5, but I took this from the Jiraskuv Most, with a clear view of the Tancici Dum (Dancing House) on the left.
Nove Mesto From Smichov, Picture 2, Prague, CZ, 20…
13 May 2009 |
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Here's a panoramic view of sorts, even if it wasn't taken with a panoramic camera. You can see the River Vltava, the Jiraskuv Most over it, and then some of the more famouse buildings of the Nove Mesto, most notably the Zofin tower and Manes on the left, and the Tancici Dum (Dancing House), on the center-right.
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