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With Amazon slowly taking over the publishing world and bookstores closing left and right, things can sometimes seem a little grim for the brick and mortar booksellers of the world. After all, why would anyone leave the comfort of their couch to buy a book when with just a click of a button, they could have it delivered to their door? Well, here's why: bookstores so beautiful they're worth getting out of the house (or the country) to visit whether you need a new hardcover or not.
Selexyz Bookstore, Maastricht, HollandWe can't overestimate the importance of bookstores — they're community centers, places to browse and discover, and monuments to literature all at once — so we've put together a list of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, from Belgium to Japan to Slovakia.
A Gorgeous Converted Dominican Church Gives the Power of Reading its Due Diligence Selexyz Bookstore, Maastricht, Holland Modern Design at its Finest in a Store Full of Art Books. The Bookàbar Bookshop, Rome, Italy Wall-to-Wall Bookshelves with a Simple Clean Design. Plural Bookshop, Bratislava, Slovakia
A Neo-Gothic Bookstore(open in 1906) Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal Cook & Book, Brussels, Belgium A Magical English-language Bookstore in Bookworm, Beijing, China El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
This majestic converted 1920s movie palace uses theatre boxes for reading rooms and draws thousands of tourists every year in Buenos Aires, Argentina (above). Poplar Kid's Republic, Beijing, China A Bookstore made almost entirely out of books (Including the Doors) . Livraria da Vila, Sao Paulo, Brazil A Bookstore with Green Spaces and Coffe Shops: Cafebreria El Pendulo, Mexico City, Mexico
Shakespeare & Company, Paris, France
The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA Atlantis Books, Santorini, Greece
The Largest Outdoor Bookstore in the World: Bart's Books, Ojai, California |
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