The Uffizi, constructed between 1560-1580, was originally built to house administrative offices, but now displays the Medici family's art collection. Including works by Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio.
Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more