The Uffizi is connected to this palace that was built by a rival of the Medici
[DOC] [TLE] Florence: Overview of Major Museums  Ex Urbe [PAR] Apr 18, 2012 ... As with the Uffizi, make an appointment or get the Friends of the Uffizi card, but 
honestly, .... An enormous city palace built by one of Florence's leading merchant 
... so widely feared (and often exiled) by the Medici and other rivals.