Archiginnasio and its anatomy theatre
Guide
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≈ A$5SightAllow 30–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Walls and ceilings covered with thousands of student coats of arms, and a wood-panelled anatomy theatre where dissections were once watched from tiered benches.
A brief history
Built in the 1560s as the first single home for the University of Bologna, which is often called the oldest in the Western world.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- ≈ €3 (check)
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Hours
- Usually Monday to Saturday (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Piazza Maggiore: The main squares, the towers and the market streets.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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