The Villa Tugendhat
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Brno is
- a city in Germany
- in the Czech Republic
- in the the USA
- in Hungary
The Villa Tugendhat originally was built as
- a family house
- a hospital
- an army base
- a representational headquarters for the KGB
Mies van der Rohe (1886- 1969)
- was a famous architect German and the first director of the Bauhaus
- was a famous German architect and the last director of the Bauhaus
- was a Czech architect and textile designer
- was a Dutch entrepreneur
Onyx is
- a pop band
- a building material similar to marble
- a wall
- an evil prince from the Middle Ages
The Tugendhat family were
- Jewish entrepreneurs in the textile industry
- a family of architects
- a family of politicians
- US immigrants to the city of Brno
In the early nineties the Villa served as
- a museum
- an opera house
- a horse stable
- an exclusive representational premises
One important feature of van der Rohe's work is
- furnishing
- light
- none of the above
- both of the above
The furnishing in the Villa
- partly constructed and designed especially for the villa
- did not leave much freedom for the family Tugendhat
- was an essential feature of the architect's concept
- all answers are corrcet