Museum · Italy · Restored

Vasari Corridor

Corridoio Vasariano

The Vasari Corridor is an elevated, enclosed pedestrian passage in Florence that links the Uffizi/Palazzo Vecchio area across the Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno and Pitti Palace. Built in the mid-16th century, it runs above street level and is pierced by small iron-grilled windows overlooking the thoroughfare below.

Recreate Museum to Explore →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1565

Its prime

1565

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1565

What Vasari Corridor looked like in its prime.

A long, elevated enclosed corridor runs above a ground-level loggia of repeated round arches. Pale ochre plastered walls, a strong horizontal cornice and a shallow tiled roof define the silhouette. Small rectangular windows with iron grilles puncture the upper façade, casting grid-like shadows onto the wall. At street level the arcade opens through tall rounded arches into the busy market frontage with painted signs, awnings and a stone heraldic cartouche at the corner.

Step inside

7 places to explore in 1565.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Vasari Corridor, including 2 interiors: entrance arch to the vasari corridor (ponte vecchio side), inside the enclosed upper passage — window view. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Street-level loggia under the archesArched gateway framing the river viewCorner heraldic cartouche and bracketGrated windows of the upper corridorShopfront and awning at pedestrian levelEntrance arch to the Vasari Corridor (Ponte Vecchio side)Inside the enclosed upper passage — window view

Build Your Own Castle