3. Palacio Municipal & History Museum
- Designed by Ruggieri, an Italian architect
- The proclamation of independence from Spain in 1821 and the separation from Colombia in 1903 occurred here
- Now the Casa de la Municipalidad or City Hall, seat of the city’s government
- Museo de la Historia de Panamá on the second floor charts the history of the Panamanian republic
The languorous nude reclining in the entrance hall represents Panama bathing in the waters of the two oceans