Czech and Prague Sightseeing

Dancing House

The “Dancing Building” also known as “Fred and Ginger”, is one of most controversial building in Prague. Designed by the architects Frank O. Gehry and Vlado Milunic. It seems out of place at first. Prague is one of the few cities in Eastern Europe to have escaped World War II with minimal damage.

So this modern building almost stands alone amid the many historical buildings in Prague. It is designed in the tradition of deconstructive architecture. The building is situated on a site where American bombs accidentally destroyed a building at the end of World War II. When first looking at the building the left side seems to have been crushed thus recreating an allusion to the effects of the violence from the bombs. And yet at the same time it appears to be whimsical and dancing.