Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Czech Republic
Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (ii)(iv) Property : 0.7300 ha Buffer zone: 2824.8999 ha South Moravian Region N49 12 0 E16 37 0 Ref: 1052 |
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Brief Description
The Tugendhat Villa in Brno, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe, is an outstanding example of the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1920s. Its particular value lies in the application of innovative spatial and aesthetic concepts that aim to satisfy new lifestyle needs by taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by modern industrial production.
View from the garden
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Justification for Inscription
Criterion i The Tugendhat Villa is a masterpiece of the Modern Movement in architecture. Criterion ii The German architect Mies van der Rohe applied the radical new concepts of the Modern Movement triumphantly to the Tugendhat Villa to the design of residential buildings. Criterion iv Architecture was revolutionized by the Modern Movement in the 1920s and the work of Mies van der Rohe, epitomized by the Tugendhat Villa, played a major role in its worldwide diffusion and acceptance.
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