The Uffizi palace was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 to house the administrative offices and the judiciary of the Duchy, later to become the Grand Duchy, of Florence.
Leaving Piazza del Duomo and crossing the lively Via Calzaioli, as you go towards Piazza della Signoria, you will come across the church of Orsanmichele, whose real name is the Church of San Michele in Orto, St Michael in the Garden.
The backdrop to this beautiful 14th cloister is the Chapel of the noble Pazzi family, erected around 1445 to the design of Filippo Brunelleschi.