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    The Uffizi Gallery (UK: / juː ˈ f ɪ t s i, ʊ ˈ f iː t s i / yoo-FIT-see, uu-FEET-see; Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy.

  2. Welcome to the official website of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. Here you can find information about the collections of the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, and Boboli Gardens.

  3. The great building of the Uffizi Galleries is one of the most significant examples of sixteenth century Italian architecture. Shortly after 1550, Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence commissioned Giorgio Vasari to build the palace, intending to unite the city magistrates, or rather the “uffici” (offices), or “uffizi”, as they were ...

  4. The Uffizi Gallery ( Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi ), is one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world. It is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi which means the " Palace of Offices" in Florence, Italy. The museum and its history.

  5. The Gallery entirely occupies the first and second floors of the large building constructed between 1560 and 1580 and designed by Giorgio Vasari. It is famous worldwide for its outstanding collections of ancient sculptures and paintings (from the Middle Ages to the Modern period).

  6. The Tribuna of the Uffizi is an octagonal exhibition hall in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Designed by Bernardo Buontalenti for Francesco I de' Medici in 1584, the most important antiquities and High Renaissance and Bolognese paintings from the Medici collection were and still are displayed here. [1]

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  8. Nov 24, 2020 · The Uffizi, literally translated as “the offices” is Florence’s world famous art gallery and the creation of one of its most iconic figures, Duke Cosimo I dei Medici. Cosimo I was both the Duke of Florence and, from 1569, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was the first ever holder of this latter title.

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