Going down?
An upset: Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List for 2006 ranks the Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires ($310/night on up) a nudge above the old favorite, the Alvear Palace Hotel ($550/night on up). Ok, I'll admit: I only note this because I’m looking for an excuse to post photos of the Alvear’s remarkable marble spiral staircase—perhaps the most perfect and modest marble spiral staircase ever seen. It’s tucked to the side (to the left, if your back is to the entrance) and you have to make yourself dizzy to see just how far up the spiral extends. My esthetically sensitive aunt Jean raved to me about this staircase before I arrived, and it’s been shown to all visiting guests ever since. (Here seen in natural and artificial light: the hotel's photo and my own, respectively.)
posted by cintra @ 1:56 PM
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This is gorgeous. Thanks for the tip! There's another great staircase (similar but much, much bigger in the Banco de la Nación on Plaza de Mayo. That whole building is a masterpiece. Maybe someone should do a book on staircases in BsAs :)
Can R and I take yo uthere for dinner? Or the 4 seasons? Or anywhere else with amazing architectural zip?
see you THERE soon.
Love C
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