Gold Coin 2000 CZK Dancing House in Prague Present 2005 Proof

Gold Coin - Ten Centuries of Architecture - Present

On the obverse side of the coin is a composition of heraldic animals from the large state emblem of the Czech Republic with the Czech lion in the centre. At the bottom edge of the coin is the inscription "CZECH REPUBLIC", above it a two-line inscription with the nominal value of the coin "2000 CZK" and at the left, top and right edges the inscription "TEN CENTURIES OF ARCHITECTURE". The heraldic animals and texts are placed against the background of a diamond-shaped grid, which resembles the glass corner tower of the Dancing House, and with which the animals and writing are partially intertwined.

On the reverse side of the coin, the Dancing House is depicted from the ceiling, which is partially intertwined with the letters of the unsealed description 'present - dancing house in Prague' and the numerals of the year of mintage '2005' at the bottom edge. In the lower right part of the coin are the stylised initials of the author of the art design, the academic sculptor Vladimír Oppel.

Dancing House

The Dancing House, otherwise known as Ginger and Fred, completed in 1996, stands on the right bank of the Vltava River at the corner of Rašín Embankment and Jirásek Square in Prague. It is the first building by the world's top architects to be realized in the capital after the Velvet Revolution. It is named after the shape of its two corner towers, inspired by the famous interwar dancing couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The dancing house was designed by Vlado Milunić together with Frank O. Gehry, who was invited to join the project by the investor. The interiors of the investor's offices were partly entrusted to Eva Jiřičná, a British architect of Czech origin.

Its construction sparked the most extensive public discussion about architecture in Prague. The Dancing House received one of the design awards in the American Time poll. In the Czech magazine Architekt it was among the five most important Czech buildings of the 1990s. The building, financed by Nationale Niederlanden (now ING), houses offices, a luxury café and a restaurant.

The ground floor and basement, originally intended as retail space, are now used as multi-purpose rental space. The ground floor is designed as a large space with access from the main reception and from outside the waterfront

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