Padova Apartments

Among other religious monuments and landmarks the Saint George Oratory and the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua are the most interesting ones. The basilica stuns its visitors with its scale and unique architectural decoration. One of the oldest buildings of the city of Padua is the Bo Palace. The palace currently hosts one of the city universities. The building of the palace was finished in 1493. Its history is rich in numerous significant events.

Thus, by the end of the 16th century the palace hosted the first and only one anatomy theater on the territory of Europe. In the beginning of the 17th century Galileo Galilei was teaching students there. The same impressive historical landmark is the Palace of Ragione (Palazzo della Ragione). Its length is about 80m and the height of the building is 24m. The palace of ultimate beauty serves as a kind of a border between two city squares of the same majestic beauty being the Fruit square and Herb square. Among cultural landmarks and sights the Rissorgimento and Contemporary Art Museum is well worth visiting. The museum keeps a huge collection of historical showpieces. This cultural establishment holds interesting excursions and offers its guests to watch various historical documental films.
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