Dancing House

Also known as Tančící dům

The Dancing House (Tančící dům) stands on a Vltava embankment lot that was left vacant for nearly 50 years after U.S. bombers accidentally hit Prague in February 1945, mistaking it for Dresden. Architect Vlado Milunic had conceived the project in 1986 while living next door, in conversations with his neighbor Václav Havel.

The Dancing House (Tančící dům) on the Vltava embankment opened in 1996, designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic on a site that sat vacant since U.S. bombers accidentally hit Prague in 1945, mistaking the city for Dresden. Václav Havel, who lived next door and later became Czech president, personally championed the project through a skeptical approval process. The curved concrete towers nicknamed “Fred and Ginger” won Time magazine’s design of the year in 1997. The rooftop Glass Bar is accessible without a reservation and offers a 360-degree view over the Vltava and Prague Castle. Best photographed from the opposite riverbank. Tram stop Jiráskovo náměstí; about 15 minutes on foot from Old Town.