The most unique bookstore in the whole world
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The most unique bookstore in the whole world Автор презентации: учитель английского языка Угрин Анна Александровна

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Livraria Lello

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One of the most recognized buildings in Porto, Lello bookstore was founded in 1906. It has a magnificient facade, built in neo gothic style, deserving the classification of World Patromony by Unesco .

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Livraria Lello is definitely a must-see in Porto. Located near Praça dos Leões, it is an old Bookshop, with an amazing interior - stained glass, carved wood, an amazing stairway, pressed copper, glass-enclosed bookshelves arched at the top, and Art Deco facade and interior on two levels. The bookstore is a five minute walk away from downtown Porto, not far from “Soares dos Reis”, a Museum of Art, and the Photography Museum.

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Opened in 1906, Livraria Lello is one of the most beautiful bookstores in Porto and the world. It is the flagship store for one of the most important Portuguese publishing houses. Co-owner Antero Braga is usually around, knows the Portuguese book market in and out, and will be glad to help you find exactly what you want even when you don’t have a clue about what that may be.

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Designed by Xavier Esteves, the bookstore's architecture and interior design are stunning.

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Once inside, there is the curvaceous red stairway connecting the two levels (inspired on the Parisian Galleries Lafayette), the heavily decorated walls and ceilings, and the magnificent stained-glass skylight with Lello’s motto vecus in labore will no doubt impress you.

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Rights to ownership and management of shop Lello have a members of Lello family.

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The pillars are ornamented with bronze bas-reliefs of Portuguese literature figures and there is a small track on the floor along which employees move carts filled with books. All in all, Lello is one of the best works of the so-called “second eclecticism” style in Portugal, with beautiful art nouveau naturalist elements.

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Bookstore is racks and shelves with books and, above all , a special atmosphere of intelligence, the involvement of the mysteries of books and quiet. Going to the bookstore to shop - a special ritual, which is so appreciated by those for whom the important paper edition with its smell and tactile sensations. I would like to visit this store and feel the mystery and the value of the world's books.