Panama City Sights

Museo de Arte Religioso Colonial

#28 of 109 things to do in Panama City

#468 of 3115 things to do in Central America

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  • Address
    • cnr Av A & Calle 3 Casco Viejo Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 228 2897
  • Price
    • admission US$1
  • Hours
    • 08:00-16:00 Tue-Sat

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Lonely Planet review for Museo de Arte Religioso Colonial

Housed beside the ruins of the Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo, this art museum has a collection of colonial-era religious artifacts, some dating from the 16th century. Just inside the doorway of the ruins is the Arco Chato, a long arch that had stood here, unsupported, for centuries.

The Arco Chato reportedly played a part in the selection of Panama over Nicaragua as the site for the canal since its survival was taken as proof that the area was not subject to earthquakes. Sadly, it collapsed in 2003.

 

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