The vil­la is list­ed on the UNESCO World Her­itage List. Designed by Mies van der Rohe, it is seen to be a clas­sic exam­ple of Bauhaus archi­tec­ture, and was also the loca­tion of the meet­ing which decid­ed upon the ”Vel­vet Divorce” that sep­a­rat­ed the Czech and Slo­vak republics in 1992. It is pos­si­ble to vis­it the Vil­la by guid­ed tour, tours are led hourly and must be booked in advance. The build­ing reopened in March 2012 after an exten­sive restora­tion.