Bo Palace
The Bo Palace is the historical seat of University of Padua since 1493, It is still home to the Rectorate and the School of Law. It is also home to the oldest anatomical theatre in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University
- Description: building in Padua, Italy
- Also known as: “Palazzo del Bo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo della Ragione and Tomb of Antenor.
Palazzo della Ragione
Museum
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palazzo della Ragione is a medieval market hall, town hall and palace of justice building in Padua, in the Veneto region of Italy. The upper floor was dedicated to the town and justice administration; while the ground floor still hosts the historical covered market of the city. Palazzo della Ragione is situated 180 metres west of Bo Palace.
Tomb of Antenor
Photo: pikkus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tomb of Antenor, also called the Sepulchre of Antenore, is a 13th-century monument created to honor an unearthed ancient sarcophagus, claimed to be that of the Trojan warrior and counselor Antenor, the legendary founder of Padua; it is located in Piazza Antenore, in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Tomb of Antenor is situated 100 metres southeast of Bo Palace.
Scrovegni Chapel
Museum
Photo: Piroddi.andrea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Scrovegni Chapel is situated 590 metres north of Bo Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcella and Terranegra.
Arcella
Suburb
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Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible.
Terranegra
Suburb
Photo: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terranegra is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Bo Palace.
Guizza
Suburb
Photo: Cataboghi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guizza is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Bo Palace.
Bo Palace
- Categories: palace, university building, and education
- Location: Padua, Padova, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Bo Palace” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Palau Bo”
- Catalan: “Palazzo Bo”
- Cebuano: “Palazzo del Bo”
- Chinese: “博宫”
- Dutch: “palais Bo”
- French: “palais Bo”
- French: “Palais Bo”
- French: “Palazzo Bo”
- German: “Palazzo del Bo (Padua)”
- Italian: “Il Bo”
- Italian: “Palazzo Bo”
- Italian: “Palazzo del Bo”
- Portuguese: “Palazzo del Bo”
- Spanish: “Palacio Bo”
- Spanish: “Palazzo Bo”
- Venetian: “El Bo”
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