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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A former theatre transformed into a magnificent bookshop, with shelves lining the old boxes and balconies.
- Editor's score
- 4.5
- Visit
- 45 min
- Price
- Free
About
The Grand Splendid opened in 1919 as a theatre and later became a cinema, where some of Argentina's first sound films were shown. Since the early 2000s it has been a bookshop, keeping its painted ceiling, ornate balconies and red stage curtains, now framing a café where the performers once stood.
Best time to go: Browse on a weekday morning and take a coffee on the old stage for the best view of the hall.
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