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Toomemägi Hill
From behind Tartu’s Town Hall, Lossi tänav climbs Toomemägi (“Cathedral Hill”), site of a fortress and a cathedral during the Middle Ages, subsequently abandoned after damage in the Livonian Wars.
The area was derelict until the refounding of the university in 1802, when it was chosen as the site of several key academic buildings and generously planted with the trees that make it such a relaxing spot today.
The bridges
The approach to the hill passes beneath Angel’s Bridge (Inglisild), a brightly painted wooden structure dating from the nineteenth century; carry on over the brow of the hill and you’ll pass under its counterpart on the other side, the Devil’s Bridge.
Anatomical Theatre
Toomemägi’s southern end is marked by the impressive, barrel-shaped Anatomical Theatre, designed by J.W. Krause in 1803. In many ways the university’s trademark – medicine has always been one of the most prestigious subjects taught here – the building was in use as an anatomical theatre right up until 1999.
University Observatory
Image by Sergei Gussev