【Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Prague】This is Prague’s ‘new’ architectural landmark, Dancing House. It’s new, relative to the historic others. . Prague wouldn’t have been called “Architecture Capital” for no reason. The city was found in the 8th century, and you can find a wide variety of architectural styles from Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neo Classic, Art Nouveau, Cubist to Surrealistic built in different eras in the past millennium. . This non-traditional design was controversial when it was being proposed in the 90s because the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings which Prague is famous for. Luckily, the then Czech president, Václav Havel, who lived next to the site for decades, had avidly supported this project, and Nationale-Nederlanden (a Dutch insurance company, now ING Bank) agreed to sponsor. The "dancing" shape is supported by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and dimension. Established in 1996, it already won Time Magazine's design contest in the next year, and was also named 1 of the 5 most important buildings in the 90s by Architect Magazine. The building is now featured on a gold 2,000 Czech koruna coin issued by the Czech National Bank, which completes a series called "Ten Centuries of Architecture" in Czech Republic. . The style of Dancing House is Deconstructivism, and the building is comprised by 2 parts - the concrete side symbolizing FRED, and the glass side for GINGER. Wait, who are they?The house was originally named Fred and Ginger, two dancers who were famous for their swing dance in Hollywood in the 30s. However that’s indeed too American. . Btw, there is a gigantic gorila sculpture named ‘Original Sin’ at the front door of the house. Picture time! . . . . . . . . . . #Prague #Czech #travelczechrepublic #travelphotography #dancinghouse #Architecture #Deconstructivism #ModernArchitecture #FredAndGinger #OriginalSin . #theglobewanderer #globetrotter #igtravels #hktraveler #周圍移 #backpackerstory #flashpacker

【捷克 🇨🇿 布拉格】呢個布拉格打卡位叫Dancing House（中文譯做「跳舞的房子」，好肉酸），係捷克官方認可一千年建築歷史裏面嘅最近一世紀嘅代表作。 . 布拉格建築美輪美奐，唔同歷史時期來自唔同國家嘅建築風格共融，宛如一座城市博物館，因此贏得「建築博物館之都」嘅美譽。從羅馬式Roman、哥德式Gothic、文藝復興Renaissance、巴洛克Baroque、洛可可Rococo、新古典主義Neo Classic、新藝術運動Art Nouveau到立體派Cubist同超現代主義Surrealistic，真係乜都有。 . Dancing House嘅建築設計屬於解構主義Deconstructivism，興建之前都充滿爭議，覺得會破壞布拉格嘅古典建築風。好彩有當時總統哈維爾（本來紅絲絨革命嘅大領袖）首肯，再加上有荷蘭保險公司（而家嘅ING ）財力無限量支持，當年先至可以動土。響1996年建成，翌年已經攞Time時代雜誌最佳建築大獎，而且獲選Architect Magazine 九十年代五大最具代表性建築物之一，都咪話唔巴閉。 . 解構主義Deconstructivism，顧名思義就係將啲嘢拆爛 (destruct) 再建構 (construct)。Dancing House有兩忽，靈感來自兩位三十年代荷李活紅極一時，以搖擺舞Swing Dance於電影圈走紅嘅Fred（石屎嗰邊）同Ginger（玻璃嗰邊）。本來棟嘢就係叫Fred & Ginger，但係實在太無厘頭地推崇美國，捷克政府唔ok，所以就直白地叫佢做Dancing House。整體盡然體現舞蹈嘅流動感，仔細睇就會見到連玻璃窗都以波浪形排列，亂中有序。雖然同附近嘅Art Noveau建築截然不同，但亦都以有窗戶嗰面與沿河嘅其他建築接軌。 . 樓下正門有隻猩猩雕塑叫《原罪Original Sin》，超大隻，好難忍得住唔向佢投懷送抱。上網查先知係中國藝術家做嘅，2018原訂send 24隻猩猩去布拉格參展，最後因政治原因只有開幕儀式但抽走個展覽。而家唔知點解又只有一隻響呢度門口... 上網搵都無答案。（第三張相） . Dancing House大部分被改裝為酒店，頂樓係餐廳 Fred & Ginger，上面天台免費所以勁多人排隊入去（第四張相），我就覺得唔好嘥我時間，等咁耐影個天台不如過對面欣賞建築全景好過😎。 . . . . . . . . . . . #豁出去漫遊不通知親友 #布拉格 #歐洲 #捷克 #跳舞的房子 #建築 #解構主義 #手機拍攝 #旅遊攝影 #武漢肺炎 #只好幻想 #睇相當旅行 . #旅遊 #旅遊日記 #旅遊達人 #旅遊景點 #hktravelblogger #旅遊資訊 #女遊人 #女遊神 #hongkong #ilovehongkong #hkig #hkstyle #hkigers #hongkonger #hktraveler #周圍移

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