The Uffizi Gallery is a museum in Florence, Italy. Being one of the oldest and most famous art museums, the Uffizi Museum has a waiting period of five hours during peak periods.
Originally built as a palace for Cosimo I de Medici to be used as offices (uffizi) for the Florentine magistrates, the building eventually became the Uffizi Museum as more and more paintings, sculptures and art treasures were put on display in the palace.
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| Uffizi Museum Gallery |
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| Uffizi Museum Gallery, inner courtyard opening toward the Arno River |
Completed in 1581, the Uffizi Museum boasts of a long and narrow inner courtyard as can be seen in the picture above.
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| Uffizi Museum, taken from the Arno River |
Here you can also see more than 200 statues of significance as commissioned by Cosimo I de Medici, besides some
living statues and various artists.
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| A living statue -Leonardo da Vinci |
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| Leonardo da Vinci statue |
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| Cupid living statue |
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