Cappella dei Rettori. The Monte di Pietà was founded to On the second floor is the Cappella dei Rettori, a lay hall for meetings, with frescoes by il Pozzoserrato. Teatro Mario Del Monaco, the main theatre and opera house of the city. It was built in 1869 to designs by which kept the theatre's original facade. The internal decorations were by the painter Federico Andreotti and the sculptor Fausto Asteo. Ponte Dante (Dante Bridge) crosses the narrow Cagnan river at the point where it flows into the Sile. This place was mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the third part of the Divine Comedy ("Paradise"). The bridge was named after the great Italian poet in 1865. Parks and gardens Giardino Fenologico "Alessandro Marcello" Orto Botanico Conservativo Carlo Spegazzini, a botanical garden Orto Botanico Conservativo Francesco Busnello, another botanical garden Education Universities As early as 1231 the city was looking for a doctor able to teach a course in Treviso, but it was not until 1269 that the canon Florio de' Dovari of Cremona was appointed, probably the first professor of law. In 1313-1314, it is recorded that the municipality guaranteed the presence of two Law professors, an ordinary and an extraordinary one, a third professor to teach Canonic Law and a fourth to teach Medicine. Even though the city had its own university in the Middle Ages, only in recent times the University of Padua, Ca’ Foscari and the IUAV of Venice established their own university campuses, giving once again the status of “university city” to Treviso. Classes are held at the former hospital of Battuti and the former Military District. In 2015 the University IUAV of Venice closed its campuses in Treviso, moving its degree courses to Venice. Culture Libraries The public library has five locations, three of which are located in the city centre. There are also some private foundations, such as the documentation center of the Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche with a library annex, at Palazzo Caotorta, the Biblioteca Capitolare and the Biblioteca del Seminario. The Liceo Canova also has an interesting library on the ground floor of its main headquarters, in Via San Teonisto. Museums In addition to various museums, the city also offers important exhibition areas such as Palazzo dei Trecento, the city council’s headquarters, Ca’ dei Carraresi, owned by the Fondazione Cassamarca, and Palazzo Bomben, the headquarters of the Fondazione Benetton Studi e Ricerche.