The Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic (UNESCO WHS)
The Dancing House 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 Croatian-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.
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 Baroque, 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 have yet to be realized.)
跳舞的房子，是荷蘭國民人壽保險公司大樓的綽號，位於捷克共和國布拉格鬧區。由加拿大知名前衛建築師法蘭克·蓋瑞，與生於南斯拉夫的克羅埃西亞籍捷克建築師弗拉多·米盧尼克，於一個空的商宅河濱基地一同合作所設計的。此地原先的建築物毀於二次大戰轟炸布拉格，被美軍誤認為德國德勒斯登。跳舞的房子於1992年設計，並於1996年完建。
這項非常不合傳統的設計在當時備受爭議。捷克總統瓦茨拉夫·哈維爾，其居住於此址隔壁十年之久，公開支持這項設計，希望此建築能成為文化活動的中心。
跳舞的房子又名「弗萊德與琴吉的房子」，取名自弗雷德·阿斯泰爾與琴吉·羅傑斯，暗喻一對舞者。跳舞樓脫穎於新巴洛克、新哥德與新藝術運動的建築之間，是布拉格十分馳名並具代表性的建築。跳舞樓另有「酒醉的房子」的別稱。
跳舞的房子的頂樓是家法式餐廳，可將布拉格的美景盡收眼簾。其它的承租者包括數家跨國公司。文化中心的計畫可說是並未實現。
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