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The basement is dedicated to children's books, and the upper floor is used for exhibitions and displays. Details: Open: Monday - Thursday, 9am - 10pm; Fridays and Saturdays, 9.00am - midnight; Sundays, 12 noon - 10pm. A former theatre, the Grand Splendid is one of the world's most beautiful bookstores.
El Ateneo is definitely worth a quick peak. An old theater, it has been repurposed into a Barnes & Noble-like bookstore. While the retail component is completely underwhelming (unless you're in the market for a Spanish language book), the architecture of the original building is spectacular and exceptionally interesting to see how they have repurposed it for today's marketplace.
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Argentina. Coordinates. 34°35′46″S 58°23′39″W. / 34.59611°S 58.39417°W / -34.59611; -58.39417. 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. [1] In 2019, it was named the "world's most beautiful bookstore" by the National ...
Feb 7, 2011 · 1157. El Ateneo Grand Splendid0 Efrain Padro / Alamy. With each incarnation since its inception in 1919—first as a performing arts theater, then as a cinema, and now a bookstore—the Grand ...
- The Founding of Radio Splendid
- Home of Argentina’s First Movies
- Declared The World’S Most Beautiful Bookstore
- Books at El Ateneo
Max Glücksmann, a pioneer in Argentina’s phonographic and film industry, constructed the 2000 sq. meter theater in 1919. The Jewish-Austrian immigrantarrived in Buenos Aires as a young man in 1890. Beginning with a humble AR$50 per month salary in a photography studio, he went on to create a huge musical and film legacy honoring his adopted country...
By 1926 Glücksmann’s interest in the moving picture industry inspired him to convert the Grand Splendid into Buenos Aires’ most luxurious film house. At first, the movie theater featured silent films accompanied by live tango orchestras. In 1929 the first moving picture with sound in Buenos Aires, a love story called ‘La Divina Dama‘ (The Divine La...
After the last curtain fell, the Grand Splendid was then converted back into a movie house until 1991. The last film was shown here was Sam Mendes’ ‘American Beauty.’ At the time, Argentina’s economy was suffering and the building was destined for the wrecking ball until the Ilhsa Group, owner of the Argentine Ateneo bookstore chain, saved the day....
El Ateneo gives a nod to the Grand Splendid’s musical tradition with a decent selection of music at its flagship store. On the 2nd floor are classical and jazz music CD’s and in the basement a popular music section. The lateral hallways on the upper floors showcase black and white images of the Grand Splendid and the tango greats that performed her...
Jan 4, 2019 · Ateneo Grand Splendid opened in the space at the start of the 2000s. It offers up thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, and more to the more than one million people who drop in a year. Travelers find a ...
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.
