Palazzo del Bo (University of Padua) (Padova)

The university was founded in 1222 when a large group of students and professors left the University of Bologna in search of more academic freedom. The first subjects to be taught were jurisprudence and theology. The curriculum expanded rapidly, however and by 1399 the institution had divided in two: a Universitas Iuristarum for civil law, Canon law, and theology, and a Universitas Artistarum which taught astronomy, dialectic, philosophy, grammar, medicine, and rhetoric. The two were only reunited into one university in 1813. As of 2003 the university had approximately 65,000 students.

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Coordinates:  45°24'24"N 11°52'39"E
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