El Ateneo: Library In A Theatre
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If you get the chance to spend some time in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You could visit this well-known bookstore, El Ateneo Grand Splendid. What makes this bookstore so special is the fact that it was installed in a luxury theatre. The theatre was build in 1919 by the empresario Max Glücksman and have a capacity of 1050 seats. Many artists have performed in his new theatre until they converted it into a cinema in 1929 and have presented the first movie ever with sound.
By the end of the twenty century, for commercial purposes, the theatre was partially renovated into a book and music shop. The seats were removed but the painted ceiling, ornate carvings, crimson stage curtains, auditorium lighting and many architectural details remained. We can still feel the atmosphere of the grand theatre after all. The bookstore have only a small selection of English books. I guess you are not the kind of customer they are looking for. If the cashier look at you strangely, you will know why.
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That is breathtaking. I can’t imagine the wonderful atmosphere as compared to those “stale” places of commerce. It gives books the respect they really deserve. Thanks for sharing.
You’re back! I have missed seeing the amazing things you find on your blog and this is no exception!
I love book shops and this is spectacular.
Thanks for sharing…
Wow, all too soon we wont be able to build anything remotely like this. Welcome back and thanks for sharing your phenomenal stuff and thoughts again…
Dorothy from grammology
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Thanks. Another good reason to visit Buenas Aires.
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Congratulations! That is very impressive!
are those picture real or they has going thru some kind of modification? anyhow they all looks beautiful. the atmosphere is so breathtaking.
Those pictures aren’t modified, it really exist. I guess it’s only in Buenas Aires you can do such thing. :shock:
amazing place….so many books !!!!
congratulations on your rankings and your changeover….Kiwi
this has been the first time I have been able to view your blog without my IE7 going down…..so I’m happy to say your new host is a lot friendlier for my computer ..
It’s breathtaking. I’m from Argentina, and I used to live just two blocks away from there. Heck, my school was just around the corner.
I didn’t even know that the Grand Splendid had turned into an “El Ateneo”, and I’m amazed at how beautiful it looks.
With your permission, I’m going to post about this in my blog, and I will make sure you get all the credit for this…
Happy Holidays,
Gabriel
I did post about it, and -as I had said- gave the credit to you. Sadly, my readers got messages coming from your website accusing me of stealing your bandwidth, so I ended having to link directly to Flickr.
Hi Gabriel, You can’t hotlink my pictures. I’m paying for my hosting, I use to post a lot of pictures. I can’t allow people stealing my bandwidth. Add a link to my article, you will be fine.
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