Sights · Our pick in Prague
Dancing House
Ginger and Fred
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Dancing House
The Dancing House “danced” onto the Rašínovo embankment in 1996, after four years of building, to designs by Vlado Milunić and Frank O. Gehry; its stone tower stands for Fred Astaire and its glass tower for Ginger Rogers. It has a gallery and a restaurant with a terrace and a 360° view of Prague, says Prague City Tourism.
Why it's on our list
- 1996
- Gehry and Milunić
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Dancing House before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Dancing House, as the crow flies.
- Sir Prague200 m2 min walk
- The Manes Boutique Hotel350 m4 min walk
- Mosaic House350 m5 min walk
- Mamaison Hotel Riverside Prague400 m5 min walk
- Almanac X Alcron Prague1.0 km12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Dancing House are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Jiráskovo náměstíTram100 m1 min walk
- Karlovo náměstíBTram200 m2 min walk
- Palackého náměstíTram250 m3 min walk
Key sights
- Wenceslas Square1.2 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Vyšehrad1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Charles Bridge1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Old Town Square1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Jewish Museum1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Prague Castle2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Václav Havel Airport11 kmCar or taxi 34 min
Main railway stations
- Praha hlavní nádraží1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Masarykovo nádraží1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min