Uffizi Gallery Florence
The Tribuna of the Uffizi is an octagonal room in the Uffizi gallery, Florence, Italy. Designed by Bernardo Buontalenti for Francesco I de' Medici in 1584, the most important antiquities and High Renaissance and Bolognese paintings from the Medici collection were and still are displayed here.

The Medici family coat of arms is a gold shield with five red balls and one blue ball. The blue ball is decorated with three golden lilies. The Medici coat of arms is prominently displayed on buildings in Florence and Tuscany that were financed or connected to the Medici family. 

The Medici coat of arms is said to have been inspired by Averardo and his battered shield. The distinctive balls, or palle, may represent: Dents on a shield, Medicinal pills, Cupping-glasses, Oranges, Coins. 

The Medici family was the most powerful and wealthy family in Florence's history. They dominated trade, banking, and politics for centuries. 
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