Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Casco_Viejo,_Panama_City,_Panama

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Panama_Bay Santa Ana neighborhood
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:San_Felipe gptkb:Casco_Antiguo
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Art_Deco Neoclassical Spanish colonial
gptkbp:area	about 38 hectares
gptkbp:climate	tropical
gptkbp:founded	1673 destruction of Panama Viejo
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Municipality_of_Panama_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Panama gptkb:Panama_City
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	boutiques cultural events restaurants tourism hotels
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableEvent	independence celebrations Panama Canal construction planning
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:palace gptkb:Church_of_La_Merced gptkb:Church_of_San_Francisco_de_Asís gptkb:Church_of_San_José gptkb:National_Theatre_of_Panama gptkb:Plaza_Bolívar gptkb:Plaza_Francia gptkb:Plaza_Herrera gptkb:Plaza_de_la_Independencia Metropolitan Cathedral
gptkbp:notableResident	presidents of Panama prominent Panamanian families
gptkbp:population	approximately 3,000 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:postalCode	080101
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts	ongoing
gptkbp:significance	gptkb:cultural_heritage historical center of Panama City site of colonial and republican architecture
gptkbp:timezone	EST (UTC−5)
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:transportation	accessible by bus pedestrian-friendly accessible by taxi
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	(iv) (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number	790bis
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1997 yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Teatro_Nacional_de_Panamá
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7