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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 Geographic .
El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires: Date: 17 December 2017, 20:04: Source: El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires: Author: Deensel: Camera location View this and ...
When Buenos Aires became the capital of the Republic, the Public Library of Buenos Aires became the National Library and Antonio Wilde was appointed as its director. Wilde's tenure did not last long due to his old age and death after a sudden illness. Paul Groussac followed his directorship. Groussac created a methodical classification system ...
His barbed wit and opposition to powerful Buenos Aires governor Juan Manuel de Rosas forced him into exile. In the middle of the 19th century José Mármol published the first Argentine novel, Amalia (1851–1852), a historical novel set during the dark year of 1840 which mixed fictional characters (Amalia, Daniel Bello, Eduardo Belgrano) with ...
Thus, the first fair of this type was held in March 1975 and was for years known as the "Buenos Aires International Expo, from the Author to the Reader". The first fair was held in the Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires , a utilitarian building in the Recoleta borough of 7,500 square meters, with 50 noteworthy authors, 116 ...
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The hotel includes the rustic El Mercado restaurant, Bistro Sur restaurant, Library Lounge bar, La Cave wine cellar and private dining room, fashion boutique, El Cabaret, and Faena Spa. El Cabaret hosts the number-one tango show in Buenos Aires, "Rojo Tango". The hotel forms the core of the larger Faena District in Buenos Aires.
In Caballito there are numerous points of interest; the "English District" with British style "Fin de Siècle" architecture, the Ferro Carril Oeste football Club (or "Verdolaga"), the "Historical Tramway museum of Buenos Aires", the old "Mercado del Progreso" (Market of Progress) a neighborhood favorite since 1890, the Italian Club and the Portuguese Club.