Uffizi Gallery, FlorenceWebsite: artsandculture.google.com/partneruffizigalleryThe building is stunning — it was constructed in the 1560s as offices for Florence's magistrates (uffizi meaning offices)One of the most famous art museums in the world. The building is stunning — it was constructed in the 1560s as offices for Florence's magistrates (uffizi meaning offices). Fascinating fact: One figure in Gentile da Fabriano’s Adoration of the Magi is Palla Strozzi, who paid for the piece. Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.Website: naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibitsThis wonderful museum has the world’s largest natural history collection with more than 145 million items. Machu Picchu (meaning ‘old peak’ in Quechua) was a royal estate for the emperor Pachacuti.
Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 00:00 UTC