Villa Tugendhat
Vila Tugendhat
Mies van der Rohe's 1930 modernist masterpiece, with onyx walls and floor-to-ceiling windows that lower into the floor. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Villa Tugendhat was designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the Tugendhat couple and completed in 1930. It features an open floor plan, a steel-column structure and floor-to-ceiling glass windows that can be lowered electrically into the basement. It also has walls of Moravian onyx and curved ebony partitions. It is a milestone of modernist residential architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Visits are by guided tour only. The basic tour lasts about an hour, places are very limited, and you usually need to book weeks or even months in advance through the official website. Tickets cost about 400–500 CZK. The villa is closed on Mondays, and photography inside requires a separate permit. The garden can be visited on a separate ticket.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (guided tours by reservation)
Nearby sights
- Museum of Romani Culture
- Mahen Theatre
- Brno Ossuary
- Freedom Square & Brno Astronomical Clock
- Old Town Hall, Brno
- Zelný trh & Labyrinth
- Capuchin Crypt, Brno
- 10-Z Bunker