Melnikov House, an iconic vestige of avant-garde architecture in Moscow, has opened its doors as a museum to the public today, despite calls to keep the site closed until major renovations can be completed.
Until now, the legendary round building, with its two interlocking cylinders and hexagonal windows, has been the subject of a bitter dispute between the house's architect Konstantin Melnikov's two granddaughters, who have been locked in a series of legal wranglings over the fate of the property.
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