Uffizi Gallery
Florence
The Uffizi Gallery, located in Florence, Italy, is one of the most renowned art museums in the world, housing an extensive collection of priceless works from the Italian Renaissance.
Top 5 Facts
- The Uffizi Gallery was originally designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici as offices for Florentine magistrates.
- It became a museum in 1765 and officially opened to the public in 1865.
- The gallery houses masterpieces by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Raphael.
- The Uffizi's collection includes 'The Birth of Venus' by Sandro Botticelli, one of the most famous paintings in the world.
- The museum's architecture is a masterpiece in itself, with its long corridors and stunning views of the Arno River.
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