The Binoculars Building

Frank Gehry

The Binoculars Building is a commercial building located in Venice, Los Angeles, California, which incorporates the public artwork “Giant Binoculars” and Coosje van Bruggen on its street- facing facade.

It was built between 1991 and 2001 by Los Angeles architect Frank Gehry.

The building is notable for the three different styles used in the main facade.

The Binoculars Building

The entrance to the park is between the lenses of the binoculars.

My favourite sportperson

Federica Pellegrini

Gold medal

My favorite sportsperson is Federica Pellegrini, an Italian swimmer. She was born on 5 August 1988 in Mirano, province of Venice. She holds the women's 200m freestyle world record, and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, she became the first woman ever to break the 4 minute barrier in the 400m freestyle. Pellegrini is the only swimmer to have won seven medals in a raw in the same event at the World Championship. She is also the first female Olympics champion in the history of Italian swimming.
Pellegrini currently holds 1 world record, 3 European records and 10 national records.

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

The Sydney Opera House is an opera house in Sydney, Australia.

Jorn Utzon

It was designed by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon; he began work on Sydney Opera House in 1957, but it was not completed until 1973, under the direction of Peter Hall, because the government was not paying his invoices. 

Today the Sydney Opera House is a famous tourist attraction, and many concerts and events take place here. 

Sydney Opera House

Invictus games

INVICTUS GAMES
The Invictus games is an international Paralympics-style multi-sport event, created by Prince Harry. In these sports take part injured or sick armed services people, that play wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball and indoor rowing.
The first Invictus games took place in March 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
The second games opened on 8 May 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney Wolrd, in Orlando,Florida.
The 2017 games took place on 23th September in Toronto,Canada.
The 2018 games will take place in Sydney,Australia.

Origins of my surname.

SURNAME
A surname is a name added to a given name, and is also a family name.
Basil Cotton classifies European surnames under just four broad categories, depending on their origin: given name, occupational name, local name and nickname.




MY SURNAME
My surname is Di Iorio:
this surname is of ancient Greek origins and cames from the Greek name "Georgios", meaning a farmer. The name was used in Europe throughout the early Christian period, being associated with a martyr of the 3rd century, killed in Nicomedia in 303.

Fireworks

Fireworks are small explosive rockets that are shot into the sky.  Fireworks are over 1400 years old!  The Chinese were the first to use them.  Fireworks were shot off during festivals.  Since then, they have also been used in war. 
There are several huge fireworks competitions held every year. The Montreal Fireworks Festival is one of the most famous of these. It take place every summer.  About 3 million people come to watch the competition.  Around 6,000 fireworks are shot off during the competition.  Teams from around the world come to Montreal, Canada and try to make the best fireworks display. The competition can run over the course of five or six weeks.  Spectators can see the fireworks from all around Montreal.

My acrostic

My acrostic poem using different position

Ambitious

friendLy

Extroverted

Sociable

Stupid

Absent-minded

iNsane

open-mindeD

cheeRful

moOdy

My Bio Poem

The Bio Poem is a reflective, 10 line poem about oneself.

The Leprechaun

A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore. They  wear a coat and hat and they are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann.Leprechaun-like creatures rarely appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore.

Quotations

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift was only 19, but in 2008 she was the top-selling artist in US. Her career began in Nashville,Tennessee, the capital of country music.
She moved to Nashville with her family when she was 13, this was to help her musical career. Swift worked as a songwriter before recording her first album. it was with a very small label called "BIG MACHINE", where she met its boss Scott Borchetta. So far in her career she has released two albums with the BIG MACHINE label: TAYLOR SWIFT and FEARLESS. According to the charts monitor, Nielsen Soundscan, they sold over four milion copies.

Carnival Day

Carnival is aWestern Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent.The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide. Carnival typically involves a public celebration and parade combining some elements of a circus, masks, and a public street party. People wear masks and costumes during many such celebrations. Excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods proscribed during Lent is extremely common.The term Carnival is traditionally used in areas with a large Catholic presence;In historically Lutheran countries, the celebration is known as Fastelavn,and in areas with a high concentration of Anglicans and Methodist, pre-Lenten celebrations, along with penitential observances, occur on Shrove Tuesday.

In Italy
The most famous Carnivals of Italy are held in Venice, Viareggio, and Ivrea. The Carnival in Venice was first recorded in 1268. Its subversive nature is reflected in Italy's many laws over the centuries attempting to restrict celebrations and the wearing of masks.The month-long Carnival of Viareggio is characterized mainly by its parade of floats and masks caricaturing popular figures. In 2001, the town built a new "Carnival citadel" dedicated to Carnival preparations and entertainment.
The Carnival of Ivrea is famous for its "Battle of the Oranges" fought with fruit between the people on foot and the troops of the tyrant on carts, to remember the wars of the Middle Ages.


In France
Some major Carnivals of mainland France are the Nice Carnival, the Dunkirk Carnival and the Limoux Carnival. The Nice Carnival was held as far back as 1294, and annually attracts over a million visitors during the two weeks preceding Lent.
Since 1604, a characteristic masked Carnival is celebrated in Limoux.
The Dunkirk Carnival is among the greatest and most exuberant carnivals celebrated in Europe.











In England

In Emgland, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide. A time for confessing sins, it had fewer festivities than the Continental Carnivals. Today, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated as Pancake Day, but little else of the Lent-related Shrovetide survived the 16th-century English Reformation. Possibly the only Shrovetide Carnival in the United Kingdom is celebrated in Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (also known in Commonwealth countries as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake day) is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in some countries by consuming pancakes. In others, especially those where it is called Mardi Gras or some translation thereof, this is a carnival day, and also the last day of "fat eating" or "gorging" before the fasting period of Lent.

Traditions
Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. The liturgical fasting emphasized eating plainer food and refraining from food that would give pleasure: in many cultures, this means no meat, dairy products, or eggs.






In Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland the day is also known as "Pancake Day" as it is a common custom to eat pancakes as a meal.