Villa Tugendhat

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Villa Tugendhat is a pioneering modernist villa in Brno, Czech Republic, celebrated as one of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s most important architectural masterpieces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century architecture
UNESCO World Heritage Site
modernist building
residential building
villa
architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Modernism
city Brno
commissionedBy Fritz Tugendhat
Greta Tugendhat
completionDate 1930
constructionEndYear 1930
constructionStartYear 1928
continent Europe
country Czech Republic
currentUse house museum
museum
hasFeature advanced air-conditioning system
built-in furniture
floor-to-ceiling glass walls
load-bearing steel columns
mechanical window-lowering system
open-plan living space
sliding glass wall system
terraced garden
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
interiorDesigner Lilly Reich
locatedIn Brno
Czech Republic
materialUsed exotic wood veneers
glass
onyx
reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter the Tugendhat family
neighborhood Černá Pole
originalFunction private residence
owner Brno
surface form: City of Brno
partOf modern architecture canon
recognizedAs one of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s most important works
significantFor iconic modernist residential design
innovative structural engineering
integration of interior and exterior space
pioneering use of open-plan space
style International Style
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion ii
criterion iv
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2001
yearDesigned 1928

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Brno UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Villa Tugendhat
Brno region containsLandmark Villa Tugendhat
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed Villa Tugendhat
Brno landmark Villa Tugendhat
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe notableWork Villa Tugendhat
Maria Ludwig Michael Mies notableWork Villa Tugendhat