全球三大顶级奢华图书馆

　　最近英国《卫报》记者肖恩·多德森撰写了《顶级书架》一文，他盘点了他心目中的全球10佳书店。你心中的十佳书店又是什么呢？本文将列出前三大

　　TOP 1：Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht

　　What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of books. The old Dominican church in Maastricht was being used for bicycle storage not long ago, but thanks to a radical refurbishment by Dutch architects Merkx·Girod it has been turned into what could possibly be the most beautiful bookshop of all time。

　　在一间拥有800年历史的古教堂里读书是什么感觉？不久前，荷兰马斯特里赫特市的多米尼加教堂还是一个供人们存放自行车的地方。荷兰建筑师默克斯·吉罗德给这座废弃的教堂带来了惊人变化，他把教堂改造成了一家书店。

　　The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, which opened just before Christmas, retains the character and charm of the old church, while being fitted with a minimalist and modern interior design that overcomes any suggestion of fustiness. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven. 

　　书店2007年圣诞节前刚刚开张。吉罗德尽量保留原有建筑风貌，只在内部装饰上作了些许变动，添加了一些现代元素，令整座教堂焕然一新。在一排排书架间穿行，头顶上方是高大、美丽的教堂穹顶，难怪有人把这里称为“天堂书店”。

　　TOP 2：El Ateneo in Buenos Aires

　　All the world's a page at El Ateneo, a bookshop converted from an old theatre in downtown Buenos Aires. As you can see from this photomontage the El Ateneo has retained its former splendour, with high painted ceiling, original balconies and ornate carvings intact。

　　这是由布宜诺斯艾利斯闹市一家老剧院改造成的豪华书店。书店共3层，营业面积2000多平方米，号称南美第一。

　　Even the crimson stage curtains remain part of the show. Comfy chairs are scattered throughout, the stage is utilised as a reading area and café, and even better, the former theatre boxes are used as tiny reading rooms。