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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A theatre of books
A bookshop in an old theatre on the Avenida Santa Fe, with the boxes, the painted dome and a café on the stage.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Sombra Inquieta · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Coffee on the stage
- Address
- Recoleta, Buenos Aires
- Website
- yenny-elateneo.com
About El Ateneo Grand Splendid
El Ateneo Grand Splendid fills a former theatre on the Avenida Santa Fe: shelves in the stalls and the galleries, the painted dome above, and a café where the stage was. It belongs to the Yenny – El Ateneo bookshops.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with El Ateneo Grand Splendid before you go.
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