Bo Palace is the main historical building of Padua University, hosting the Rector’s offices and the most important lecture halls, but above all the Palace constitutes the heart and soul of the University, preserving relics of the Athenaeum past history.
The most ancient part of the Palace, arranged around the Old Courtyard, correspond to the Hospitium Bovis, a hotel well-known at the half of the 15th century, purchased by the Venetian Republic in 1493 with the aim to collect here the University lessons.
Over the following centuries, due to the growing numbers of students, the new subjects of study and the progress in scientific instrumentation, the University proceeded to buy up the buildings close to the original nucleus.
During the governance as Rector of Carlo Anti (1932-1943), Professor of Archaeology and History of Greek and Roman Art, Bo Palace acquired its present appearance: all the buildings located south of the Old Wings were deeply renewed and a new Courtyard, called Littorio Courtyard, was built.
Bo Palace
Palazzo Bo
via VIII Febbraio 2 – 35122 Padova
From Monday to Saturday, the guided tour of Palazzo Bo includes the anatomical theatre, the Galileo Galilei’s Aula Magna, the Hall of the Forty and the Medical Faculty degree Hall.
Information and booking:
Ceremonies and Events Office - Servizio Cerimoniale e Manifestazioni
phone number working days: 049 827 3047
phone number Saturday (during visiting hours): 049 827 3315
e-mail: visiteguidate.bo@unipd.it