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The Dancing House or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. It was built in 1997 by Croatian-born Czech architect Vlado Milunić in co-operation with American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot next to a building owned by Czech playwright and former president Václav Havel, whose strong support for avant garde architecture was instrumental in getting the controversial design approved and built. Known in Czech as Tančící dům ('the Dancing House'), the house vaguely resembles a pair of dancers and stands out among the Neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings that Prague is famous for, without clashing with them. There is a highly-rated French restaurant on the roof with magnificent views, and the building's tenants include several multinational firms. Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 1210 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 1210 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This architect was born in Zagreb, former Yugoslavia. ... Gehrys most famous work, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is an architect known for his sculptural approach to building design. ... Václav Havel Václav Havel (IPA: ) (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech writer and dramatist. ... Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. ...