Uffizi

/ (juːˈfɪtsɪ) /

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noun

an art gallery in Florence; built by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century and opened as a museum in 1765: contains chiefly Italian Renaissance paintings

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Words nearby Uffizi

UEFA, Uele, uey, Ufa, U.F.C., Uffizi, Uffizi Gallery, UFO, ufology, UFT, UFW

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How to use Uffizi in a sentence

He also warns that the entire Uffizi museum should be fortified with anti-seismic measures.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Uffizi bones could give vital clues to earlier pandemics on the peninsula.
The Uffizi’s Secret Mass Grave|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Housed near the Uffizi Gallery, in one of the most culturally rich cities in the world, the museum has some highfalutin neighbors.
Night at the Gucci Museum|Robin Givhan|September 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As may be supposed, the Gallery of the Uffizi, gathered as it has thus been from so many sources, is as various as it is splendid.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton

The Uffizi has lately been enriched by a work of his pupil, that rare painter, Melozzo da Forli.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
It is in the work of his fellow-pupil and Titian that the great Venetian treasure of the Uffizi lies.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
Many drawings and sketches by this painter are in the Uffizi gallery, remarkable for vigour of outline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
As they drove home they stopped at the flower market in the arcades of the Uffizi, and bore home their Easter flowers.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard