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Hotel Markéta Praha

Hotel Markéta

Prague out of center → Střešovice, Prague 6 • 2.2 mi ( 3.5 km ) from Dancing House

Prague Hotel Marketa is completely refurbished cozy 3-star standard hotel in Prague with a warm and family atmosphere. Hotel is located in the residential area near Prague Castle (Prazsky Hrad) and the historical Prague centre. Hotel Marketa provides comfortable Prague accommodation in 26 cozy and quiet rooms. All of them are with facilities, satellite TV, telephone, tea and coffee making facilities. Bathrooms with hairdryer. Internet available in the lobby.

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Guest House Kärcher Praha - Single room, Double room

Guest House Kärcher

Prague close to center → Karlín, Prague 8 • 2.2 mi ( 3.6 km ) from Dancing House

Pension Kärcher Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated on right bank of Vltava river in Prague 8 in proximity of hotel Hilton.The studio pension is located 10 minutes from the city centre and has good transport connection to Main Railway and Bus Station.

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Hotel ARAMIS Praha

Hotel ARAMIS

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 2.2 mi ( 3.6 km ) from Dancing House

Hotel Aramis Praha, from category 4 star Prague hotels, is located in a calm part of Prague 3 – Žižkov. Standard of accommodation can satisfy a wide spectrum of guests. 

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Hotel Bona Serva Praha - Double room

Hotel Bona Serva

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 2.2 mi ( 3.6 km ) from Dancing House
We offer comfortable accommodation in one single, seven double rooms and triple spacious apartment in a renovated building near the city center.
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Hostel Marabou Prague Praha

Hostel Marabou Prague

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 2.3 mi ( 3.6 km ) from Dancing House

New opened Hostel Marabou, from category Prague hostels, is located not more than 15 minutes from the most important sights. Prague Hostel Marabou is situated in charming and lively Art - Nouveau district of Zizkov, well known for its dense network of traditional pubs, cosy bars, and cool clubs.

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Bed and Breakfast Chaloupka Praha

Bed and Breakfast Chaloupka

Prague out of center → Střešovice, Prague 6 • 2.3 mi ( 3.7 km ) from Dancing House

Family Hotel Chaloupka offers affordable and stylish accomodation in Prague near city centre. You can find this family hotel near Prague Castle (3 minutes), historical downtown (10 minutes) and international airport "Ruzyne" (15 minutes). Tram stop "Baterie" stands directly at the front of this family hotel in Prague.

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Residence Vysta Praha

Residence Vysta

Prague close to center → Holešovice, Prague 7 • 2.3 mi ( 3.7 km ) from Dancing House

The Vysta Residence from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated in an immediate vicinity of the Prague Fair Ground, Průmyslový Palác - an architectural art - nouveau jewel, Tesla Arena, Stromovka, the largest Prague park, Planetarium.

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Merrion Hotel Praha - Double room

Merrion Hotel

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 2.3 mi ( 3.7 km ) from Dancing House

Design Hotel Merrion is located in a quiet part of Prague in Zizkov, close to the historic center. Nearby you can find a business center, restaurants and shops and also bus and tram stops. From the hotel is about 20 minutes walk to the center of Prague. Accommodation in 19 rooms, 1 suite, 1 handicapped-acessible room. Hotel has an exchange office, lobby bar, conference room, winter garden and private garage. There is a wifi connection in all rooms.

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HOTEL U Sládků Praha

HOTEL U Sládků

Prague out of center → Břevnov, Prague 6 • 2.3 mi ( 3.7 km ) from Dancing House

Hotel U Sládků Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated in a residential district of Prague. Perhaps the hotel´s biggest advantage is its perfect location. It takes only 5 minutes by tram to the Prague Castle and 20 minutes (no changing trams) to the city centre. The tram stop „U Kaštanu“ is directly in front of the hotel. Hotel is surrounded by many interesting places: Břevnov monastery, Strahov Monastery - one of the oldest monasteries in Europe.

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Hotel Attic Praha

Hotel Attic

Prague out of center → Michle, Prague 4 • 2.3 mi ( 3.7 km ) from Dancing House

Prague Hotel Attic, from the category 3-star Prague hotels, is situatedin the quiet part of Prague 4 - Michle. Prague centre may be reached rapidly by underground, whose station "Pankrac" is about 250 metres far from the hotel on foot. The ride by underground lasts about 7 minutes.Hotel offers its guests Prague accommodation in newly built hotel (1993) offering a quiet and pleasant stay in almost family-like setting in 24 double rooms.

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Hotel Herrmes Praha - Single room, Double room

Hotel Herrmes

Prague out of center → Jinonice, Prague 5 • 2.3 mi ( 3.8 km ) from Dancing House

Prague Hotel Herrmes, from the category four star hotels in Prague, is a modern, design and comfortable hotel with friendly and professional staff. Individual attention to all guests is a must. Hotel offers Prague accommodation in 32 fully furnished double rooms. A covered parking lot in the secured hotel courtyard is free of charge for hotel guests.

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Hotel Silenzio **** Praha

Hotel Silenzio ****

Prague out of center → Dejvice, Prague 6 • 2.3 mi ( 3.8 km ) from Dancing House

Hotel Silenzio Praha, from category 4 star hotels in Prague, is located in a distinguished, quiet suburb which nonetheless has a strategic position close to the centre and Ruzyně Airport. Only a few steps away there is a tram stop for service no. 20, 26 and 2, which will take you to Dejvická Metro station or to the centre.

 

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Dancing House (Tančící dům)

The Dancing House (Czech: Tančící dům) or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in Prague, Czech Republic, at Rašínovo nábřeží (Rašín's riverbank). It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in co-operation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot. The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.

The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time because the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous and in the opinion of some it does not accord well with these architectural styles. The then Czech president, Václav Havel, who lived for decades next to the site, had avidly supported this project, hoping that the building would become a center of cultural activity.

Gehry originally named the house Fred and Ginger (after the famous dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – the house resembles a pair of dancers) but this nickname is now rarely used; moreover, Gehry himself was later "afraid to import American Hollywood kitsch to Prague", and thus discarded his own idea.

Origin

The “Dancing House” is set on a property of great historical significance. Its site was the location of a house destroyed by the U.S. bombing of Prague in 1945. The plot and structure lay decrepit until 1960 when the area was cleared. The neighbouring plot was co-owned by the family of Václav Havel who spent most of his life there. As early as 1986 (during the Communist era) V. Milunić, then a respected architect in the Czechoslovak milieu, conceived an idea for a project at the place and discussed it with his neighbour, the then little-known dissident Václav Havel. A few years later, during the Velvet Revolution Havel became a popular leader and was subsequently elected president of Czechoslovakia. Thanks to his authority the idea to develop the site grew.[citation needed] Havel eventually decided to have Milunić survey the site, hoping for it to become a cultural center, although this was not the result.

The Dutch insurance company Nationale-Nederlanden (since 1991 ING Bank) agreed to sponsor the building of a house on site. The “super bank” chose Milunić as the lead designer and asked him to partner with another world-renowned architect to approach the process. The French architect Jean Nouvel turned down the idea because of the small square footage, but the well-known Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry accepted the invitation. Because of the bank's excellent financial state at the time, it was able to offer almost unlimited funding for the project. From their first meeting in 1992 in Geneva, Gehry and Milunić began to elaborate Milunić's original idea of a building consisting of two parts, static and dynamic ("yin and yang"), which were to symbolize the transition of Czechoslovakia (Czechia) from a communist regime to a parliamentary democracy.

Structure

The style is known as deconstructivist (“new-baroque” to the designers) architecture due to its unusual shape. The “dancing” shape is supported by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and dimension. On the top of the building is a large twisted structure of metal nicknamed Medusa.

“In the interior of a square of buildings in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, the Dancing House has two central bodies. The first 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.[clarification needed] This solution has been driven mainly by a kind of aesthetic consideration: the windows lined evidenciarían that the building has two windows, although they have the same height as the two adjacent buildings of the nineteenth century.[clarification needed] They also do not have to be perceived in the will of the designer, as simple forms on a flat surface, but must achieve the effect of three-dimensionality, hence the idea of frames as outgoing frames of paintings. Also the winding moldings on the facade make it more confusing perspective, diminishing the contrast with the buildings that surround it."

Awards

The general shape of the building is now featured on a gold 2,000 Czech koruna coin issued by the Czech National Bank. The coin completes a series called “Ten Centuries of Architecture”.

t:source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tančící_dům

Landmarks near Dancing House

  • Alpský dvůr
    160 yd ( 150 m ) from Dancing House
  • Kostel sv. Václava na Zderaze
    170 yd ( 150 m ) from Dancing House
  • Jiráskův most a okolí
    210 yd ( 190 m ) from Dancing House
  • Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
    240 yd ( 220 m ) from Dancing House
  • Public transport station Palackého náměstí
    340 yd ( 310 m ) from Dancing House
  • Zítkovy sady
    360 yd ( 330 m ) from Dancing House
  • Palackého most a okolí
    360 yd ( 330 m ) from Dancing House
  • Metro station Karlovo náměstí
    360 yd ( 330 m ) from Dancing House
  • Public transport station Moráň
    380 yd ( 350 m ) from Dancing House
  • Public transport station Karlovo náměstí
    390 yd ( 360 m ) from Dancing House
  • České vysoké učení technické na Karlově náměstí
    400 yd ( 370 m ) from Dancing House
  • Divadlo bez opony
    410 yd ( 380 m ) from Dancing House
  • Central Parking Prague
    430 yd ( 390 m ) from Dancing House
  • Public transport station Dětský ostrov
    430 yd ( 400 m ) from Dancing House
  • Public transport station Myslíkova
    440 yd ( 400 m ) from Dancing House
  • Faustův dům
    440 yd ( 400 m ) from Dancing House
  • Palác Žofín
    460 yd ( 420 m ) from Dancing House
  • Charles Square
    460 yd ( 420 m ) from Dancing House
  • Emauzy
    500 yd ( 450 m ) from Dancing House
  • Kostel sv. Jana Na Skalce
    510 yd ( 460 m ) from Dancing House

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