Dancing House

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Dancing House is a famously deconstructivist, curving office building in Prague known for its dynamic, dancing-like silhouette designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
landmark
office building
tourist attraction
architect Frank Gehry
Vlado Milunić
architecturalStyle deconstructivism
postmodern architecture
awarded Time magazine design contest 1996 – design of the year (citation often attributed)
cityDistrict New Town, Prague
completionDate 1996
constructionStartDate 1992
contains Ginger & Fred restaurant
art gallery
rooftop terrace
coordinates 50.0755°N 14.4146°E
country Czech Republic
developer Václav Havel
floorCount 9
formerPresidentInvolved Václav Havel
hasBasementLevels 2
hasDesignFeature concrete tower
curving façade
dynamic, dancing-like silhouette
glass tower
steel dome
two interlocking towers
undulating walls
hasFloorAboveGround 9
hasFunction gallery
hotel
office
restaurant
height approximately 30 metres
locatedBy Vltava River
locatedIn Prague
Prague
surface form: Prague 2
locatedOn Malá Strana
surface form: Rašínovo nábřeží
materialUsed glass
reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
nearbyIntersection Jiráskovo náměstí
nickname Fred and Ginger
Ginger and Fred
openingDate 1996
owner private owners
structuralEngineer Vlado Milunić

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Prague hasLandmark Dancing House
Frank Gehry notableWork Dancing House
Frank notableWork Dancing House
subject surface form: Frank Gehry