Metropolitan Cathedral, Panama: Overall view of facade

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posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

The cathedral is the episcopal see of the Archdiocese of Panama. There was a much older cathedral (1519-1671) founded with the town in 1519. The ruins of this may still be seen in the area known as Panama Viejo. The entire settlement was shifted in 1671 after being besieged by the pirate Henry Morgan. The twin bell towers were once capped with inlaid mother of pearl.

History

Alt Title

Catedral Metropolitan

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-05

Spatial Coverage

Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama Panamá City +8.952676-79.535356

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Spanish Colonial', 'Baroque']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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Architecture Cathedral

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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