Uffizi

Uffizi

The Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence

houses one of the most famous art collections and noteworthy in the world. In 1559 the Duke Cosimo I de Medici commissioned the architect Giorgio Vassari the work. The museum is constantly remodeling, were repeatedly added new rooms that allow exposing treasures that have been stored in warehouses for lack of space. The museum receives on average one and a half million visitors a year. The façade of the Arno is marked with a huge front along the river extending almost to the Ponte Vecchio. Opposite to the façade of the Arno, is the Palazzo Vecchio and also Piazzale degli Uffizi. Hotels in Florence

Paintings in Uffizi

paintings in uffizi

This museum is a veritable handbook on the Renaissance represented with paintings by Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Ticiano, Caravaggio and others. The Galleria degli Uffizi appeared to gather in one place the thirteen principal magistrates (uffizi) in time spread over various parts of Florence. The construction of the “palace” was finished already in leadership of Francis I de Medici, son of Cosimo. This was intended to connect the Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, using the Uffizi and the Ponte Vecchio because this palace is situated across the River Arno. There are many rooms of this museum, especially the Tuscany Room of Painting of the eighteenth century, the Room of Protorenascimento, the Filippo Lippi’s Room, the Botticelli’s Room, the Caravaggio’s Room, the Leonardo da Vinci’s room, the Flemish and Dutch Paintings of the seventeenth century Room, the Ticiano’s Room, the Michelangelo’s Room, the Room of the Germans and many others that make this museum one of the best in the world.

Opening Hours: 8.15AM-6.50PM (closed on Mondays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th)

Tickets: 6,50€ (free with Firenze Card)

Where is Uffizi Gallery on Map of Florence

where is Uffizi on Map of Florence