Palacio de Las Garzas

Bella arquitectura estructural. Very beautiful structural architecture.

Adding to what I wrote earlier, Google may wish to consult its Panamanian colleagues and revise this post on its map -- the walking directions do not apply. The streets closest to the Palacio are cordoned off to the public, as it is not only the historic, but also still the current residence of the president. 4 different police/security guards confirmed this to me and kindly directed me to pedestrian detours. It's your turn now to verify, Google. Best of luck.

It is a building constructed in 1673 after the attack of the captain Henry Morgan that has had different uses until being chosen to lodge the offices of the presidency of the republic. Before it was the house of the presidents but the latter have chosen to have their own residences and only use it as offices. The name was adopted when the poet Ricardo Miró gave two herons to President Belisario Porras in 1922. It has a patio, very beautiful, where you can see the herons with a slow movement.

Because the zone around the Presidential Palace was completely cordoned off, it was impossible to approach the building on foot (or even view it from afar).

Missing president

Budynek wzniesiono w latach 70. XVII wieku na zlecenie sędziego dworu królewskiego Panamy Luisa de Lozada y Quiñónez. Jednym z pierwszych jego użytkowników była Izba Celna, a w połowie XVIII wieku Urząd Obrachunkowy. Później była tu m.in. szkoła dla chłopców, a w następnych latach siedziba Banku Narodowego. W XIX wieku budynek przebudowano w stylu kolonialnym i neoklasycznym. W 1875 roku przekształcono go w Pałac Prezydencki. Obecny wygląd pałacu pochodzi z przebudowy w latach 1922-23.

El Palacio de las Garzas es la residencia presidencial y por supuesto uno de los edificios mejor conservados del Casco Viejo San Felipe, pero a su alrededor hay montones de obras que afean un poco la zona

El corredor mas importante de la presidencia es muy pequeño y austero, rematado por cuatro estatuas que llevan por nombre: ¨Los deberes del Presidente.¨