eternal library the largest high Ateneo splendid

eternal library the largest high Ateneo splendid

If you come to visit Buenos Aires and has not finished assembling your itinerary let me give you some advice. You can not leave this beautiful city without giving a tour and enjoy the beauty of one of the best bookstores we have, the Ateneo Grand Splendid . Yes, the same as in the picture here below. "Bella is not it?

The history of the library (not born a library) dates back almost to the beginning of last century. In 1919 he built the Grand Splendid Film Theatre under the direction of Max Glucksmann and architects Peró and Torres Armengol. The main activity of the place was the theater, but beyond that during the period 1921 and 1930 s and the top floor used as a recording studio for Orchestra Alberto Castilian or Carlos Gardel himself. For he marched many of the leading personalities of the time.

The neighborhood of Recoleta, where, at that time was called The Saint Germain Porteño. There lived and walked the wealthiest families, and what better place to rise up the three floors of the Grand Splendid in a neighborhood worth it. He had 4 rows of boxes, more than 500 seats and one of its attractions pricipales the dome painted by Italian artist Nazareno Orlandi, a work which refers to peace, painted in 1919 as a celebration for the end of the First World War and a Greek-style marquee caryatids that hold the front balconies. Architectural beauty, if they stand on the side of the street will be able to appreciate it.

Over the years the Grand Splendid lost its splendor. And so it was gone. But her beauty was still latent. Just missing someone to take her out to the surface and put back up to what it was. Then there are two Swiss businessmen, Ricardo and Eduardo Grüneisen, with an investment of three million dollars were remodeling the old movie theater and gave another order, making it the largest library of Buenos Aires. And what did it.

Today the old movie theater is the Ateneo Gran Splendid, a wonderful bookstore, the largest in South America in its 2000 m2 houses about 200,000 books in stock in Spanish and other languages ​​in addition to CDs and DVDs. But that's not all, the library last year celebrated 10 years, occupies second place proudly among the most beautiful place in the world by The Guardian. If that excites us as locals do not what will?

What else I can tell you this lovely bookstore? You only have to go and meet her. Rafts with thousands of books waiting for you, novels, short stories, teachers, best sellers, the theme that you like. You can go and sit in one of the comfortable chairs to browse what you choose and then you can enjoy a coffee in the tearoom of the place. If you're lucky you might find the place with the pianist playing a part or rather, the background music will make you feel very comfortable.

Go to Ateneo Grand Splendid is an experience. A quiet, full of history books and time. How can you stop going? Here the address: Av Santa Fe 1860. Half a block from Callao.


Source: EternaBuenosAires.com