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Torre Planetarium

The Torre Planetarium was a proposed two-tower skyscraper in the design development stage located in Panama City.

The place

The Torre Planetarium was a proposed two-tower skyscraper in the design development stage located in Panama City. The taller tower, Tower 1, was planned to be 343.4 metres (1,127 ft) tall and have 92 floors. The second and shorter Tower 2 was planned to be 305.8 metres (1,003 ft) tall and contain 82 floors. Both buildings were intended to have two levels of basements. The original design for Torre Planetarium was a 300 metres (984 ft) tall, 82-story tower.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Torre Planetarium

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Panamá Viejo

    Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. It is located in the suburbs of the current capital.

    2.1 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Estadio Rommel Fernández

    The Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez Stadium, named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández, is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City. It is used for different sports, but mainly football games.

    2.9 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    University of Panama

    The University of Panama is a public university in Panama City, Panama. It was founded on October 7, 1935.

    7.9 km · university in Panama · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama City

    The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama. It was consecrated in 1796, although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier.

    9.9 km · cathedral in Panama City, Panama · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    F&F Tower

    The F&F Tower is a 242.9-meter 52-story office skyscraper completed in 2011 in Panama City, Panama designed by Pinzon Lozano & Asociados Arquitectos. The tower is constructed of glass and reinforced concrete.

    6.5 km · building in Panama · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Estadio Nacional de Panamá

    Rod Carew National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City, Panama. The stadium has a capacity of 27,000 and was built in 1999.

    9.3 km · stadium in Panama · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Vitri Tower

    Torre Vitri or Vitri Tower is a 74-storey residential building located in Costa del Este, Panama City. Completed in 2012, the building is 260 metres tall and is the sixth-tallest building in Panama City and the 11th tallest building in Latin America.

    300 m · skyscraper in Costa del Este, Panama City · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Panama Canal Museum

    The Panama Canal Museum is a non-profit and public museum located in Panama City, Panama. Established in 1997, the museum is devoted to the history of the construction of the Panama Canal in its various stages, including the first French construction attempt, the later construction by the United States, and the eventual transfer to Panamanian control.

    9.9 km · museum located in Panama City, Panama · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá

    The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá is a World Heritage Site located in Panama. It consists of six areas.

    9.9 km · World Heritage site in Panama · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    National Library of Panama

    The Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá, in Panama City, is the legal deposit and copyright library for Panama. The library opened its doors on July 11, 1942, in a room located between 5th and 6th streets, adjacent to the presidency.

    4.7 km · library of Panama · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Torre Planetarium

Airports
Tocumen (PTY), 11 km
Stations
San Isidro (Panama Metro), 8 km · San Miguelito (Panama Metro), 4.9 km · Lotería (Panama Metro), 9 km · Los Andes (Panama Metro), 6.3 km · Pan de Azúcar (Panama Metro), 5.7 km
  • Cartagena → Torre Planetarium
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • San Andrés → Torre Planetarium
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • San José (Alajuela) → Torre Planetarium
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Torre Planetarium

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Torre Planetarium. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inRegular ferries connect Panama City with the Pearl Islands, including Contadora and Saboga.
  • Get inThere is no public ferry service through the canal itself.

From Wikivoyage: Panama City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    8 ways of moving, 28 sources

    236 km
  2. 02
    Isla de OmetepeNI

    12 ways of moving, 49 sources

    728 km
  3. 03
    Caye CaulkerBZ

    9 ways of moving, 42 sources

    1,341 km
  4. 04
    FloresGT

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    1,431 km
  5. 05
    BacalarMX

    9 ways of moving, 41 sources

    1,442 km

If you know how people move in Torre Planetarium – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Torre Planetarium

Torre Planetarium is 4 km from San Miguelito, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.