Elevated passageway connecting Uffizi Galleries with Pitti Palace was for centuries used only by those with power
Over history, the Vasari corridor, a narrow, 750-metre-long elevated passageway crossing the Arno River in Florence, has been walked through by dukes, dictators and Europe’s illustrious elite.
Now visitors to the Tuscan capital can follow in their footsteps when the newly restored landmark, which connects the Uffizi Galleries with the Pitti Palace and the Boboli gardens, opens on Saturday to the general public for the first time.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/florence-16th-century-vasari-corridor-opens-to-public-for-first-time
Author : Angela Giuffrida in Florence
Publish date : 2024-12-20 12:30:47
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