It is the second most beautiful bookstore in the world, soaked in an elegant time

Argentina who won the second place in "the world's beautiful bookstore ranking" is El Ateneo of Buenos Aires. The place that made the old theater as it is as a bookstore was too gorgeous to call it a bookstore, a space where elegant time passed.

Hello.World newspaperIt is Matsuzaki Atsushi of. I am around the world, now I am in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. My South American journey is almost over. I will fly to Europe at the end of March.

Buenos Aires where high-rise buildings stand out. In recent years redevelopment has progressed and land prices are steadily rising.


Spain You can see colonial and French style buildings in the streets


It seems to be the city of fashion, and boutiques stand on the downtown area.


There are vehicles that became models of Japan's subway in Buenos Aires subway. I have a nice taste of wood.


An interesting ad seen in the city. It is like processing painted with black ink.


By the way, in Buenos Aires "The world's beautiful bookstore ranking" (2008 by The Guardian paper in the UK"The world's 10 best book shops"), So I went there in a hurry.

El Ateneo is located in Santa Fe Street, the downtown area of ​​the city

On a larger mapEl AteneoShow

I feel sophisticated already from the entrance


The name of the predecessor theater remains behind El Ateneo


I will look up. It is a stately building.


Also such sculpture


It looks like a bookstore.


The inside of the shop was unified with a cream color wall, and I got a stylish impression.


There is a space that became a circular ovary after going a little


I will look up


Chandelier on the ceiling


Looking back at the entrance from a circular space it look like this. There seems to be a book also on the upper floor.


Many books related to art were placed at the shop front


Ando Hiroshige's book also


As I walked in the back, this sight was spreading.


It is too elegant ... .... Although it is surely majestically decorated, there is no feeling of breath being blocked at all. Loose time is flowing




Eye is also attracted to detail decoration


Pillar


Decoration on the stage


Lighting has atmosphere, too


Looking up ......


A stunning ceiling painting. Thing by Italian painter Nazareno Orlandi.




The predecessor GRAND SPLENDID was a venerable theater built in 1919, sometimes the tango singer Carlos Gardel stood on stage. After that the theater became a movie theater, and it seems that it became a bookstore. By the way, El Ateneo is a bookstore chain, and it seems that the book being handled is basically the same as an ordinary bookstore.

Let's explore in a minute.

How, in the stage next to the stage ......


I can read


Cash register gorgeous


I look up from the escalator to the underground


Photographs of the theater period were adorned


The stage is in the back


It is becoming a cafe.


Why tea?


It is stylish.


On the wall behind the stage, there are seasonal levers and switches


Cafe au lait and lemon pie (about 960 yen). As it is, it is a reasonable price.


I look up at the ceiling


It was a very elegant tea time


I am going to go up to the 3rd floor as it seems to climb


I look down the 1st floor from the 2nd floor. I got on the circular space near the entrance.


Everyone reading time


I will go to the 3rd floor


From the top,


Even more wonderful





Recently in Japan, bookstore departing has progressed, but it was a nice bookstore that seems to be unexpectedly going even if there is no use for such a location.

(Sentence / picture: World Newspaper / Atsushi Matsuzakihttp://sekaishinbun.blog89.fc2.com/)