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Uffizi

British  
/ juːˈfɪtsɪ /

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, the Uffizi attributed the bricked-up doors in part to fire-safety measures.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

He feeds lire into a public scale and, shocked by the number, embarks on a starvation diet so extreme he winds up passing out near the Uffizi Gallery.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024

Of course, we can’t actually handle these artworks, many of them on loan to the Met from European museums including the Courtauld in London and the Uffizi in Florence.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Parts of his and, especially, her toes needed repainting from scratch, with the intact imagery in the Uffizi pair used as a helpful guide to the painterly pedicure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

The first morning of the tour, over thirty thousand Italians gathered outside the Uffizi, waiting for the doors to open.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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