Shakespeare wrote that "All the world's a stage," but this bookstore actually was a stage once.
El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina, started out as a theater in 1919. It had a brief stint as a cinema before architect Fernando Manzone transformed it into the stunning bookstore it is today in 2000.
Now, people come from all over the world to peruse its dramatically-lit shelves.
The bookstore started out as the Teatro Grand Splendid in 1919.
The theater, which sat 1,050 people, hosted ballets, operas, tango singers, and later, "talkie" films.
With the help of architect Fernando Manzone, the Al Ateneo publishing house converted it into a bookstore.
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