Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi) Overview
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence houses one of richest and most important art collections in the world. The building, located in the Piazza della Signoria close to the banks of the River Arno, was designed in the 16th century by the painter and architect Giorgio Vasari to house Florence's government offices (uffizi), and was bequeathed to the gallery as the Medici art collection in 1737, on the condition that it should never leave the city. The museum is a showcase for the Renaissance movement, one of the greatest periods in the history of art, and focuses more specifically on the Florentine School.
Air: Amerigo Vespucci Airport (Florence), Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport. Rail: Train: Santa Maria Novella Station. Road: Bus: Services to Galleria degli Uffizi Castellani. Car: A1 (from Milan, Bologna, Rome or Naples); A11 (from Pisa, Lucca, Prato or Siena), then signs to Centro Storico.
Contact Addresses
Galleria degli Uffizi, Via della Ninna 5, 50122 Florence, Italy
Tel: (055) 238 8651 or 238 8652
Website: www.polomseale.firenze.it
Location
Italy
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Florence
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