Mies van der Rohe's Villa Tugendhat - in pictures

The winter garden at the villa. The famous modern villa designed by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1930 has undergone a major two-year refurbishment and is scheduled to open to the public on 6 March Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

The exterior of the Tugendhat Villa in Brno, Czech Republic, built by Mies van der Rohe Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

The living space of Tugendhat Villa dominated by a honey-coloured onyx wall during the final stages of its reconstruction in Brno, Czech Republic. The room inspired the Man Booker shortlisted novel - the Glass Room – by Simon Mawer Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Iveta Cerna, the architect responsible for refurbishing the Tugendhat Villa points at details in the bathroom Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

A worker makes the final preparations inside the Tugendhat villa Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

A worker puts some final touches to the villa. The large sweeping glass windows proved part of the inspiration of Simon Mawer's Booker shortlisted book The Glass Room Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP