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The City of Thought

n T HE S KY OF S ALAMANCA

In the cloister patio we can visit the Museum of the University , where the famous “Sky of Salamanca” is situated: it is a fragment of a wall painting that used to cover the vault of the Library of the University (1458-1490). This work is attributed to Fernando Gallego and it reflects the renaissance thought and the search for knowledge. There are represen- tations of: the Sun, Mercury, the star signs and some constellations. So, it is an astrolo- gical representation related to the astronomy and astrology teaching, which was a very up-to-date activity during those years at the University of Salamanca.

n E SCUELAS M ENORES These schools are given this name because the courses previous to University were taught there. Plateresque style, its main door was made by the same person who made the façade of the University. Behind the door, there is a beautiful hallway, with a Gothic vault and a Plateresque balustrade decorated with filigree and mer- maid motifs.

Some views of the Patio of the Escuelas Menores

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