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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. [2]
The building was originally built as a Argentinian tango theatre nearly 100 years ago. Six years ago, it was converted into perhaps the grandest and most ornate bookstore in the world.
Buenos Aires is one of the world's capitals of theatre. [1] The Teatro Colón is a national landmark for opera and classical performances; built at the end of the 19th century, its acoustics are considered the best in the world, [2] and has undergone a major refurbishment in order to preserve its outstanding sound characteristics, the French-romantic style, the Golden Room (a minor auditorium ...
Faena Art Center is the cultural center of the Faena District Buenos Aires, a residential and cultural community in the Puerto Madero waterfront in Buenos Aires developed by the Faena Group and opened in September 2011. Alan Faena founded the center. Ximena Caminos is the Executive Director. [1]
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Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria, Egypt. The Solís Theatre in Montevideo, Uruguay. Opened in 1856 is the oldest opera house in South America. This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for ...
The theatre entrance. In short, the Teatro Ópera is one of the most important at the building level in Buenos Aires, and one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the city — this was despite the fact that Art Deco had largely ceased to be avant-garde at the time of the theatre's construction.
Towards the end of the century, it became clear that a new theatre was needed, and after a 20-year process, the present theatre opened on 25 May 1908, with Giuseppe Verdi's Aïda. The Teatro Colón was visited by the foremost singers and opera companies of the time, who would sometimes go on to other cities including Montevideo , Rio de Janeiro ...