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5 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, 2 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.
The most famous castle in Panama is Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo, ranked #1,343 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Palacio de las Garzas and Fort Clayton.
The Castlemap atlas charts 1 castle, 2 fortresses, 1 palace & château and 1 ruin in Panama. Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Panama.
See them on the map →Ruin · 16th century · #1 in Panama
Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo.
Palace & château · 17th century · #2 in Panama
The Palacio de las Garzas is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama.
Fortress · #3 in Panama
Fort Clayton was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone, later part of the Republic of Panama.
Fortress · #4 in Panama
Fort Amador and Fort Grant were former United States Army bases built to protect the Pacific end of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay.
Castle · #5 in Panama
San Jeronimo Castle, or the fort of San Jerónimo de Portobelo, formed part of the defence system of the Spanish Crown's transatlantic trade and is an…
The Castlemap atlas maps 5 landmarks (1 castle · 2 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 1 ruin) in Panama — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo, ranked #1,343 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 16th century.
Per Wikidata, 1 of the mapped landmarks holds a UNESCO World Heritage designation — inscribed in its own right or as part of an inscribed ensemble: Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
