Occupying the first and second floors of the U-shaped Palazzo degli Uffizi along the banks of the Arno River, the Uffizi Gallery was created ... Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," Raphael's "Madonna ...

Gallery officials successfully peeled the images off the glass, and the room reopened to the public after roughly 15 minutes. The gallery tells Time that the Renaissance painting and protective ...

Venus was, of course ... Botticelli's chief achievement is the best bit about a visit to the Uffizi. But the gallery's list of showstoppers does not end there. Its walls play host to glories ...