The Lello Bookstore opened in Porto, Portugal, in 1906. The exterior is distinctly Gothic, some would say neo-Gothic. The interior is often referred to as being of the “second eclecticism” style made popular in Portugal, others consider it a part of the "art nouveau" movement. In truth, it is both.
Perhaps the most stunning part of the store is the beautiful stained-glass ceiling which both adds light to the shop and a beauty you would be hard put to find in any building of its day.
The spectacular stair case that leads up to the galleries has stopped more than one visitor in his or her tracks.
The store sells books in both Portugeuse and English, fiction and non fiction. Don't you wish you had a shop like this in your town?
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