The massive building of the Uffizi commissioned by Cosimo I de Medici in 1559 to gather all the offices of the duchy of Tuscany today hosts one of the most important art collection in the world.In 1589 the son of Cosimo, Francesco, decided to move to the top floor of the building the art collection of the family..

It was the beginning of the Uffizi museum, today the oldest museum in the world (1589) and one of the most important...The three corridors are lined with Roman and Greek statues and in its beautiful frescoed rooms are hosted paintings by Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, Giotto, Caravaggio, Botticelli and many others.