Gustavianum, the former main building of Uppsala University, built 1622-1625 and named after King Gustavus Adolphus. Under the cupola is the theatrum anatomicum, added to the building in the mid 17th century by Olaus Rudbeck, professor of medicine and amateur architect, among other things. Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... Gustav II Adolf (also known as Gustaf Adolf den store or Gustavus II Adolpus) (December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632 O.S.), widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and referred to by Protestants as the Lion of the North, was King of Sweden from 1611 until his death. ... The anatomical theatre in Leiden in the early 17th century Detail of Gustavianum in Uppsala, showing the cupola housing the anatomical theatre from 1663 An anatomical theatre was an institution used in teaching anatomy at early modern universities. ... Olaus Rudbeckius Olaus Rudbeck (also known as Olof Rudbeck the Elder, to distinguish him from his son, and occasionally with the surname Latinized as Olaus Rudbeckius) (1630-1702), Swedish scientist and writer, professor of medicine at Uppsala University and for several periods rector magnificus of the same university. ...

Although still used for lectures and conferences, most of Gustavianum functions as a museum (Museum Gustavianum), including exhibitions of objects from the university collections of Classical, Egyptian and Nordic antiquities, as well as an exhibition on the history of science and the history of Uppsala University. The Augsburg art cabinet, the best preserved of the Kunstschränke made by Philipp Hainhofer, which was given to Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 by the City of Augsburg, is on display in the Gustavianum. In the West, from antiquity up to the time of the Scientific Revolution, inquiry into the workings of the universe was known as natural philosophy, and those engaged in it were known as natural philosophers. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ...