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UNESCO monument of modern architecture.
The Villa Tugendhat in Brno is the very first monument of modern architecture in the Czech Republic and only the fourth worldwide which has received the prestigious UNESCO designation. The building is named after Fritz Tugendhat, owner of a Brno textile factory, who had this jewel of interwar functionalist architecture built for his family.
The glass-fronted villa set on a grassy slope was designed by famous German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1928. Mies was able to utilize exquisite materials and modern technologies of the ealy 20th century. The Villa Tugendhat is described by architecture scholars as a breakthrough work of modern architecture in the international context.
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20 min walk from the centre (square: Namesti Svobody) |
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Villa Tugendhat (Vila Tugendhat) |
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Cernopolni 45, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic |
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www.tugendhat-villa.cz |
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