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El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2008, The Guardian placed it as the second most beautiful bookshop in the world. In 2019, it was named the "world's most beautiful bookstore" by the National Geographic.
According to British newspaper The Guardian, El Ateneo Grand Splendid is the second best bookstore in the world. It preserves the splendour and elegance of the former Gran Splendid theatre/cinema, which was designed by architects Peró and Torres Armengol.
Walking around this neighborhood is an experience like no other in Buenos Aires: its streets are lined with elegant apartment buildings, exclusive boutiques, and former mansions turned into high-end hotels and embassies, which exude an alluring air of sophistication and class.
Jan 4, 2019 · January 4, 2019. • 5 min read. On a bustling commercial street in the fashionable Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, you can visit a serene temple of books. The lighting is...
Jan 12, 2019 · National Geographic has named El Ateneo Grand Splendid the top shop in the world. But that's only where the history of the 100-year-old Buenos Aires building, once a palatial theater, begins.
Feb 7, 2011 · Discover El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina: This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
El Ateneo Grand Splendid encabeza varios récords: es la librería más grande de Sudamérica, fue elegida por el diario británico The Guardian como la segunda mejor librería del mundo y la revista estadounidense National Geographic la destacó como la más linda.
