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El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a striking bookstore in Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires, that takes visitors on a literary journey through the ages. Based on a nearly 100-year-old theater that was designed by architects Torres and Peró Armengol and built-in 1919, and which has been lovingly restored to its former glory, the bookstore exudes opulent Beaux-Arts décor with a red curtain hanging across the stage, cozy balconies overlooking the central space, and high painted ceilings. The multilevel bookstore uses the former theatre boxes as tiny reading rooms for visitors to snuggle up in with a book and a licensed café where visitors can sip tea, coffee, or a glass of wines while reading their purchases.
Av. Santa Fe 1860, C1123 CABA, Argentina, Phone : +54-11-48-13-60-52
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