The spires
Slender and pointed.
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The Iglesia del Carmen, the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is a white neo-Gothic church in the Bella Vista district of Panama City, on the main Vía España about 1 km from the city centre in a straight line, and one of the district's best-known landmarks. Building work stalled for a time for lack of funds, and the church was completed in the 1950s. Some sources say its design drew on the late Gothic of Toledo in Spain. Two slender pointed spires rise above the front, with a round rose window, pointed arches and fine white tracery across the walls, and palms around the base, so it stands out among the modern buildings and glass towers of the district. The facade is lit up at night. The Iglesia del Carmen station on Metro Line 1, opened in 2014, is right beside it, which makes it easy to reach. Mornings are best for photos, when the sun falls on the white front. It is a place of worship, so respect service times if you go in.
Slender and pointed.
Above the entrance.
A lit facade.
Vía España, Bella Vista, Panama City, Panama
By metro, Line 1.
In the morning.
