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The Ufizzi

The Ufizzi
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City: Florence
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
World Region: Europe
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Details: The construction of the Uffizi palace began in 1560, when the Duke Cosimo I dei Medici decided to build a special seat for the offices (hence the name "uffizi") of the thirteen magistrates of the Florentine State. Cosimo I commissioned the project of the building to Giorgio Vasari, painter and architect at the Medici court, who realized one of the most famous architectural masterworks of Florentine Mannerism. The first six rooms of the first floor have been recently restored; all the other rooms soon follow to accommodate the exhibition of the many masterworks now conserved in the warehouses.
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