Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires | Travel + Leisure

Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid

1860 Avda Santa Fe
Buenos Aires, Argentina
54-11-4813-6052

Locals shuddered and shouted when rumors circulated in 1999 that this historic theater might be torn down. The building has been declared a landmark, but now the balcony, domed ceiling, cherubs, marble columns, and elaborate sconces embellish a first-class bookstore, Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid. You can get started on a good novel in one of the white and gold-leaf boxes or sip your coffee where the screen once hung.

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