Anatomical theatre
Anatomical Theatre (latin: Theatrum Anatomicum ) denotes a room or auditorium for anatomical lectures and exercises. The term was in use as a term in the 18th and 19th centuries, but today can be considered as historical. The name refers to the seating arrangement of the audience or students with respect. Based on a "stage" with a table, took place on the investigations and anatomical dissections, the rows of seats rising around, like an amphitheater for spectators.
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Theatrum anatomicum the University of Padua today, constructed on the initiative of Girolamo Fabrizio.
Anatomical theater in Padua after an engraving by 1654th
Anatomical theater of the University of Leiden, 1610
Anatomical Theatre in the Museum Boerhaave (2010)