The Museum of Asian Art

The Museum of Asian Art -Corfu

Presented by Ms. A. Karavas, English Teacher

(photos from teacher's personal archive) 

The Museum of Asian Art of Corfu, the only museum in Greece devoted exclusively to the art and antiquities of the Far East and India, is housed in the Palace of Saints Michael and George. This neoclassical building is made of Malta's porous stone and was built between 1818 and 1823 by Sir Thomas Maitland (1759-1824), the first officer of the Ionian Islands, during which time Corfu was under British occupation (1814-1864). Maitland was also the Grand Master of the Order of Saints Michael and George. The Order owes its name to the Palace. The building, apart from a spacious residence for the Commissioner, was mainly used as the British Administrative Center (HQ). At the same time, it was the seat of the Ionian Senate and, for some time, the Ionian Parliament, but mainly the Order of Saints Michael and George. The Palace was designed by Sir George Whitmore (1775-1862), an English army engineer and architect.

SHIPWRECKS

Shipwrecks that have gone down in history…

Written by Maria Eleni Patsarou B4,  Marilena Roussou B4,

Chrisallida Skaramaga B5

It's not just the Titanic that became a legend after its sinking on April 15, 1912. There are other ships that went down in history for different reasons. Their legend, however, was created when they sank.

1. MV Dona Paz, Philippines, 1987: 4,375 dead.

Whatever could go wrong went wrong concerning the Dona Paz ferry on December 20, 1987. The number of deaths is truly unreal, making this tragedy not only the largest naval accident in history but one of the largest in general. Only earthquakes and tsunamis have surpassed the number of deaths of this accident. How did this happen? First of all, passengers, as one understands by the number of deaths, were overwhelmingly enormous. The ship could carry 1,424 people and crew, but that day had more than 4,400 on it! As if this was not enough, the ship was in a collision course, on the way from the Tankloban to Manila, with a small tanker, immediately bursting on fire. It was night, so most passengers were asleep. Yet even those who were awake had no hope. The ship sank in two hours from the time the fire broke out and most of them dived in the water. The sea may not have been too cold even though we were in the heart of December because of its latitude, but it was even more dangerous: sharks. The Philippine authorities learned about the incident eight hours after and ... it took another eight hours to organize a rescue mission! Eventually, only 21 Dona Paz passengers and 13 of Vector staff were saved. Of the bodies that were collected, only 21 were identifiable and only one of them had a ticket for the ship, making the authorities believe that it is likely that the actual number of passengers and thus the dead would be even bigger! However, this tragedy never got so much publicity like the wreck of the Titanic! It's different to die as a rich British or American and another a poor Filipino!

ACROSTICS

Let's see if you can solve these two acrostics! One in English, the other in Greek!

                                                                                 Created by Marinos Fergadiotis B5

Solve the ancient Greek mythology acrostic to find the word that describes an infinite amount of time.

1	E	R	E	B	U	S
2	T	I	T	A	N	S
3	E	R	I	S
4	R	H	E	A
5	N	E	M	E	S	I	S
6	I	R	I	S
7	T	H	E	S	E	U	S
8	Y	O	U	T	H

1. The personification of darkness

2. Powerful mythological beings that ruled the world before the Olympics

3. Goddess of disorder and responsible for the fight that caused the Trojan war

4. Mother of Zeus

5. Goddess of revenge and justice

6. Goddess of rainbows and messenger of the gods

7. Son of Aegeus

8. Hebe was the goddess of this age

Γκόλντεν Στέιτ Ουόριορς

ΓΡΑΦΕΙ Ο ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗΣ ΤΣΑΚΩΝΗΣ Β5

 Ιστορία

Η ομάδα ιδρύθηκε το 1946, ως Philadelphia Warriors, στην Φιλαδέλφεια της Πενσυλβάνια, όπου κέρδισε το πρωτάθλημα στην εναρκτήρια σεζόν του Basketball Association of America (BAA), που στην συνέχεια εξελίχθηκε στο National Basketball Association (ΝΒΑ) μετά από την συγχώνευση του με την National Basketball League (NBL). Το 1962, ο σύλλογος μεταφέρθηκε στο Σαν Φρανσίσκο και μετονομάστηκε σε Σαν Φρανσίσκο Ουόριορς μέχρι το 1971, όταν το όνομά του άλλαξε σε Γκόλντεν Στέιτ Ουόριορς. Από το 1966, η ομάδα παίζει τους εντός έδρας αγώνες στο γήπεδο που σήμερα είναι γνωστό ως Oracle Arena.

BASKETBALL GREATS

 

GIANNIS ANTETOKOYNMPO

 Written by Petros Herouvim & John Flessas B5

Giannis Antetokounmpo (born December 6, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks. He is 2.11 meters tall and he plays the small forward position.
On January 19, 2017 Antetokounmpo was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. He also became the first Greek NBA All-Star. In the game, he led the East with 30 points in what was a 192–182 loss to the West.

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