Dancing Building - Unique Buildings (2)

Dancing Building

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  The Dancing Building is in downtown Prague, Czech Republic which is located in

Eastern Europe. The building has three nickname;  Dancing House, Dancing Building 


or Ginger & Fred because its unique outlook. 

(Image from metatube.com)

  This unique shape is sustained by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and 


height. On the top of the building is a large twisted structure that is made of metal and 


nick named “Medusa”. The Dancing Building consists of two central bodies. First body 


is a tower of glass that is close to half height and is supported by curved pillars, the 


second runs parallel to the river, which is characterized by the moldings that follow a 


wavy motion and distributed through the windows so the non-aligned.

(Image from Google Image)

  Dancing Building was designed by Canadian-American architectFrank Gehry in co-

operation with Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić. The building was designed in 

1992 and completed in 1996.

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  Actually, the Dancing Building has special history. During World War 2, a building that 

was in its place was destroyed by a bomb. The structure left decrepit until 1960 when 

the area was cleared. Vaclav Havel, the ex-president of Czech in that time, spent his 

childhood next door and eventually decided to have a survey taken of the site by 

future designer Vlado Milunic, hoping for it to be the site of a cultural center.

Therefore, the designer planed this building's outlook like suffered from bombing.