A sea of clay, where roof tiles form perfectly aligned waves. This is the abstract impression that emerges when leaning out from this ducal vantage point. The beauty of intersecting lines creates a perspective that feels chaotic, yet harmonious and uniform at the same time. The smooth textures of the walls are completed by the sinuosity of the rooftops. Here, angles define the slopes of the roofs—some simple, others double—channeling rainwater down into the granite that supports them.

We find dozens of small cells, which are windows, behind which study and learning take place: a hive of knowledge. Calle Compañía unfolds like a gorge through which university life flows. When spring and summer exams arrive, students are accompanied by the sound of swifts and lesser kestrels. The birds trace their own invisible lines across the sky, occupying the blue void above the rooftops that covers our days.

How many thousands of students across the centuries have walked these streets? What were their dreams? Where did their knowledge lead them?