The Dancing House, nicknamed Ginger and Fred, is the Nationale-Nederlanden office and apartment building on the Rasinovo nabrezi riverfront in Prague, Czech Republic. Designed jointly by the architects Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry in 1992 and completed in 1996 on a formerly vacant riverside plot, its undulating, twisting facade recalls a pair of dancers, giving the building its popular nickname.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountNew Town, Czech Republic 3 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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The Dancing House (Czech: Tančící dům), or Ginger and Fred, is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building on the Rašínovo nábřeží (Rašín Embankment) in Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot.
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A tower made of glass is used to represent Ginger.
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Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: New Town, Czech Republic
Wikidata item Q244816, property P131/P17 (location): New Town, Czech Republic
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