Ticket sales suspended at Uffizi Gallery due to heat, air conditioning malfunctions

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 24 - Ticket sales were suspended at Floremce's Uffizi Gallery due to heat and malfunctioning air conditioning systems on Wednesday, when the Tuscan capital was among 16 Italian cities on red alert due to the danger posed by the high temperatures of the heatwave that is baking Italy and much of Western Europe. Long lines formed outside the Gallery. According to reports, the extremely high temperatures are affecting the museum's air conditioning system, so—for Wednesday only—...

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