Fabulous art gallery which I enjoyed touring a few years back. And now, I guess, I can tour it whenever I want.
Your trivia for today: the Uffizi was the building erected next to the palace for the Medicis, housing the various magistrates and bureaucrats of Florence and Tuscany. The word lis a cognate with "Office." The Medicis stashed their artwork in the office spaces, and the collection remained even after that regime fell.
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffizi
Originally shared by +Google Art Project:
250 years ago, in 1765, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence was officially opened to the public. Have you ever been to this art museum, one of the oldest and most famous in the world?
If you haven't, you definitely should! And in the meantime, you can take a virtual peak at the splendid galleries with #StreetView at: http://goo.gl/d9p0Iq
Enjoy the tour! #museweb #art #museum #Uffizi
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Yes, but are there virtual attack gnomes?