Padua - University

Opposite the Town Hall in Padova, on the east side of Via III Febbraio, is the University, built in the 16th century. In the colonnaded courtyard (1552) and inside the building are numerous names and coats of arms of distinguished graduates. Beside the Great Hall are the chairs of Galileo and other famous professors, and the Anatomy Theater (1594), the oldest of its kind.