Fort Amador
Fort Amador and Fort Grant were former United States Army bases built to protect the Pacific end of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay. Amador was the primary on-land site, lying below the Bridge of the Americas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: United States government establishment
- Description: historic United States Army bases
- Also known as: “Fort Amador Army Reservation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Figali Convention Center and Bridge of the Americas.
Figali Convention Center
Community center
Figali Convention Center is an indoor sports arena, in Fort Amador, Panama City, Panama. The capacity of the arena is 25,000. Built in 2003, as the main venue for the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, which took place in Panama that year. Figali Convention Center is situated 420 metres east of Fort Amador.
Bridge of the Americas
Bridge
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bridge of the Americas is a road bridge in Panama which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Designed by American civil engineering company Sverdrup & Parcel, it was completed in 1962 at a cost of US$20 million. Bridge of the Americas is situated 1½ km west of Fort Amador.
Biomuseo
Museum
Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biomuseo is a museum focused on the natural history of Panama, whose isthmus was formed very recently in geologic time, with major impact on the ecology of the Western Hemisphere. Biomuseo is situated 1 km southeast of Fort Amador.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balboa and Casco Antiguo.
Balboa
Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration.
Casco Antiguo
Quarter
Photo: ADelBarrioB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal.
Panama City
Photo: 123Hollic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal.
Fort Amador
- Categories: fort and government building
- Location: Corregimiento Ancón, Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Fort Amador” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格蘭特堡”
- Chinese: “阿馬多爾堡”
- German: “Fort Amador”
- Japanese: “グラント要塞”
- Spanish: “Fort Amador”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Amador”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Grant”
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Explore places such as Fuerte Amador and Balboa Heights.
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