Brno
People who shaped the city
Residents, visitors and the occasional passing genius — each with the addresses where their story is still standing.
Architecture
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Villa Tugendhat
Bedřich Rozehnal
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Brno Children's Hospital
Bohuslav Čermák
- Nová Zbrojovka
Bohuslav Fuchs
- Alfa Palace and Passage
- Bohuslav Fuchs House
- Brno Central Cemetery
Eduard Göttlicher
- Former Workers' House on Spolková
Emil Králík
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Brno Exhibition Centre
- Veletržní kino
Ernst Wiesner
- New House Colony
- Site of Café Esplanade
- Villa Stiassni
Heinrich Blum
- Freundschaft Cooperative House
- Villa Wittal
Heinrich von Ferstel
- Red Church in Brno
Jindřich Kumpošt
- Brno-North Town Hall and Former Kumpošt Homeless Shelter
Josef Arnold
- Arnold Villa
- Schoeller Palace and Textile Factory
Josef Kranz
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Era Café
Josef Nebehostený
- Former Brno Textile School
Josef Polášek
- Vesna Vocational School and Eliška Machová Residence
Kamil Fuchs
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Zeman Café Replica
Theophil Hansen
- Besední dům
Thomas Docwry
- Žlutý kopec Water Tanks
Vladimír Karfík
- Former Baťa Shopping Centre
Zikmund Kerekes
- Freundschaft Cooperative House
Politics
Jobst of Moravia
- Church of St. Thomas
Edvard Beneš
- Villa Stiassni
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches
- Bishop's Residence and De Souches Command Headquarters
- Church of St. James
- Swedish House
Josef Robotka
- Alfa Palace and Passage
Lennart Torstensson
- King's Meadow, Site of Torstensson's Komárov Headquarters
- Swedish House
Martin Středa
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Church of the Immaculate Conception on Křenová
Václav Klaus
- Villa Tugendhat
Vladimír Mečiar
- Villa Tugendhat
Vlastimil Moravec
- Brno Central Cemetery
other
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Denisovy sady
- Moravian Museum
Gregor Mendel
- Brno Central Cemetery
Jana Novotná
- Brno Central Cemetery
Karol Divín
- Brno Central Cemetery
Kurt Gödel
- Moravian Museum
Kurt Knispel
- Brno Central Cemetery
Vlastimil Bubník
- Brno Central Cemetery
Literature
Ernst Weiss
- Brno Central Cemetery
František Halas
- Brno Central Cemetery
Josef Dobrovský
- Brno Central Cemetery
Milan Kundera
- Brno Central Cemetery
Jiří Kratochvil
- Hotel Avion
Jiří Mahen
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Stopka's Pilsner Pub
Rudolf Těsnohlídek
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Chlumecký Palace and the Former Lidové noviny Offices
- Cunning Little Vixen Statue
Music
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold Birthplace
Leoš Janáček
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Brno Conservatory
- Chleborád Villa (Former Organ School)
Olga Janáčková
- Mendel Square and the Vanished Janáček Home
- Vesna Women's Educational Institute
Pavel Haas
- Brno Conservatory
- Chleborád Villa (Former Organ School)
- Haas Brothers' Childhood Home
Rudolf Firkušný
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Brno Conservatory
Zdenka Janáčková
- Brno Central Cemetery
- Mendel Square and the Vanished Janáček Home
- Slavonic Teachers' Training Institute
Acting
Hugo Haas
- Brno Jewish Cemetery
- Haas Brothers' Childhood Home
Visual art
Jan Štursa
- Janáček Academy Faculty of Music
Science
Leo Eitinger
- Former Jewish Reform Grammar School
Viktor Kaplan
- Former German Technical University
Film
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.