Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A breathtakingly beautiful bookstore housed inside a magnificently preserved former theater from the 1920s. Visitors can browse books on the main floor or relax in the former theater boxes, all under a stunning frescoed ceiling.
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