Everywhere you look there are decorated walls and ceilings...and the teatro anatomica on the second floor, so worth the visit.

Very interesting, well worth a visit. The anatomy room in particular is worth checking out. The applied decoration throughout is beautiful.

Must see the anatomical dissection theatre. The carved wooden figures in the form of anatomical specimens that support the lecturer's canopy make a startling backdrop.

Free, interesting and on the Tourist Board's 2 hour guided tour, thus I enjoyed the detailed explanation from our guide. Saw the anatomy room, noting the well built muscle models and unusual camouflaged observation window. Also amazing that so much of it was destroyed during WWII (see their picture) and how well it was reconstructed. Yes, worth a visit!

This is the place where you can smell the greatness of Bologna university, the oldest, founded in 1088. You can't leave the Archiginnasio without seeing the Sala Anatomica, where dissections were conducted for anatomy leictures.

We almost did as it's easy to walk past the little passageway that leads in. At first, we just found the courtyard, pleasant enough with its arched porticoes and a little clocktower above. But take a walk around the beautifully porticoes. We nearly didn't venture upstairs, but fortunately we did. More fabulous decoration and the wood-panelled anatomy theatre. A macabre... More

Beautiful artwork and an amazing anatomy lecture theatre! A guided tour really helps you gain the most from the visit. Really lovely place to wander around and take some great photos.

A must see in bolonga. Really nice paintings and decoration. It's from walking distance from the square.

Walking into the Archiginnasio is an startling experience. It is so ornately painted and decorated, floor/ceiling/wall that it's almost impossible to take it all in. Go in and wander around, take lots of pictures. Go upstairs to the Anatomical Theater. (hint, there are free bathrooms nearby there too). Then after you've been amazed by the painting and the theater, look... More