Dancing House
An office building on the Vltava embankment designed by Vlado Milunić with Frank Gehry and completed in 1996. Its two curving towers resemble a pair of dancers, which gave it the nickname Ginger and Fred.
- Where
- Prague, Czechia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.0756, 14.4142
Get the Dancing House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dancing House. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Prague volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dancing House
Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius 0.2 km
The main Orthodox church of the Czech lands, in Resslova Street in the New Town. In 1942 the parachutists who killed Reinhard Heydrich hid in its crypt, and a memorial to them stands there today.
Emmaus Monastery 0.4 km
A Benedictine abbey established in 1347 in Prague, known in the Middle Ages as Na Slovanech. Founded by Charles IV, it is known for its church with two modern concrete spires added after bomb damage in 1945, and for its Gothic cloister.
Charles Square 0.5 km
A large park square in the New Town, laid out by Charles IV in 1348 as a cattle market. It is among the biggest city squares in Europe and is lined by the New Town Hall and a Baroque church.
National Theatre 0.6 km
A neo Renaissance opera house on the Vltava embankment, paid for by public donations and opened in 1881. A fire destroyed it soon after, and it reopened in 1883. It is a symbol of Czech national revival.
Memorial to the Victims of Communism 0.9 km
A series of bronze figures descending a flight of steps on Petřín hill, made by the sculptor Olbram Zoubek and unveiled in 2002. The figures grow more worn and broken as they go down, and mark those who suffered under communism.
Bethlehem Chapel 1.0 km
A reconstructed Gothic style chapel in the Old Town, founded in 1391 for sermons in Czech. The reformer Jan Hus preached here from 1402, and it became a cradle of the Bohemian Reformation.
Church of Our Lady of the Snows 1.1 km
A Gothic church near Jungmann Square, founded in 1347 by Charles IV. Only the high chancel was ever finished, rising some 34 metres, which makes it one of the tallest church interiors in Prague.
Prague Old Town 1.1 km
The medieval core of Prague on the right bank of the Vltava, once ringed by a moat and wall. Its tangle of lanes, Gothic churches and Baroque houses leads to Old Town Square, and the district forms part of the UNESCO listed historic centre.
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Questions
Where is Dancing House?
Dancing House is in Prague, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius (0.2 km), Emmaus Monastery (0.4 km), Charles Square (0.5 km).
How do I get the Dancing House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dancing House and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Prague volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dancing House before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Prague volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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