The original American Trade Developing Company building was constructed in 1917 in the boom years following the completion of the Panama Canal. Mixing neo-classical and Art Nouveau details, it became Panama’s first luxury high-rise — the tallest building in the country at the time and only the second with an elevator.
I love how such a beautiful historical building can be turned into a nice cosy hotel where you can still feel the flair of old days…
pictures (and text) via acehotel, sketch 42 and coolhunting
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