The university hosts the oldest anatomy theatre, built in 1594.

Europe's first anatomy theatre opened here in 1594, and Galileo Galilei taught at the university from 1592 to 1610.

His anatomy theatre held only two hundred, so he and his assistant, Henry Chiver, taught in three shifts a day: morning, afternoon, and just past dinnertime.

Modern medicine began in the superb oval anatomy theatre, with its tiers of wooden seats.

Females for example, who at this time were not allowed to attend medical school, could broaden their knowledge by attending the anatomy theatres.

The Hall (other than the anatomy theatre) survived the Great Fire, but was destroyed by enemy bombing in the London Blitz.

The hemispherical anatomy theatre is at the rear.

On the following day Burke was publicly dissected in the anatomy theatre of the University's Old College.

Also on the Toomemägi are the seat of the Estonian Supreme Court, Dorpat Observatory (tähetorn), built in 1811, and the university's old anatomy theatre.

They passed into the anatomy theatre where Mr Dedalus, the porter aiding him, searched the desks for his initials.