Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio

Built in 1495-1496, this room measures 54 meters long, 23 meters wide and 18 meters high and is the largest room in Italy made for a civil power palace.  The paintings on either side of the room are six scenes of battle that represent military successes of Cosimo I against Pisa and Siena.  The coffered ceiling includes 42 panels.