Il terrazzo delle carte geografiche agli Uffizi

The Uffizi Map Terrace is located in the east wing on the second floor of the complex designed by Giorgio Vasari. Facing the Basilica of Santa Croce and the Arno River, it is close to the Tribune and its north side is adjacent to the former Medici Theater by Bernardo Buontalenti. The room is part of the gallery’s original core and even today it maintains its importance as a late sixteenth-century space—seeming like a terrace with a roof and columns. This book, written at the conclusion of the restorations that brought back to light the terrace’s stylistic qualities and technical peculiarities, is an account of how and why it came into being, the history of the collections it housed over the centuries, and the events that transpired during that time, leading to the achievement of the goals presented here.