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The Athenian Bookstore is located in the downtown area of Buenos Aires. This bookstore is converted from an old theater and claims to be the second largest bookstore in the world. The bookstore’s predecessor, the Grand Theater of Light, was completed in 1919 and was once a landmark in Buenos Aires. The dome fresco was painted by Italian painter Sanarino Orlandi, and the theme is peace. The original boxes, sculptures, and the crimson curtain on the stage in the theater are well preserved, but the stage has become a place for readers to rest. You can go up to eat snacks or sit and read. The boxes are turned into "mini" reading rooms.