User:Giano

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My name is Giacomo (known as Giano to most people). My chief interests are: Architecture, sailing, cricket (when in UK), and rugby. Not necessarily in that order.

Cecilia a goat of great wisdom

The Palladio of the Century is awarded to Giano by Bishonen.

Bish awards you this barnstar for great work and the coolest collaboration ever on John Vanbrugh!

Awarded 29th October by ALoan for edits at John Vanbrugh

I have begun and edited numerous other pages on mostly architectural subjects. However the pages significant to me are:-

(* indicates a featured article)

Architectural

Blenheim Palace - Bomarzo - Buckingham Palace- Ca d'Oro - Ca' Rezzonico - Chequers - Cliveden - Compton Wynyates - Easton Neston - Dorneywood - Hampden House - Holdenby House - Holkham Hall - Kedleston Hall - Lyveden New Bield - Mansion - Mistley Towers - Osborne House - Palazzo del Te - Palazzo Foscari - Palladian Architecture* - Rushton Triangular Lodge - Shardeloes - Spire - Villa Capra "La Rotunda" - Villa Farnese - Villa Lante - Wilton House.

Biographies

I am aiming to write a series of articles on notable but lesser known architects, those whose work is known world-wide but have names which never seem to trip off the tongue.

So far:- Matthew Brettingham* - Colen Campbell - Richard Cromwell Carpenter - Richard Herbert Carpenter - Richard Cassels - George Devey - James Gandon - Benoit Haffreingue - Giacomo Leoni - Baldassarre Longhena - Benjamin Mountfort* - Edward Lovett Pearce - Francis Petre* - John Vanbrugh*.

John Vanbrugh (whose name should trip off the tongue) was a collaboration with Bishonen

Eclectic

Almanach de Gotha - Palazzo Doria Pamphilj - Ragusa, Sicily;

Translation

Ye Olde Pocket Bidet

Please note:Due to lack of time, I no longer do translations

Things I can't remember:-

For your overall editing style and constant humour I hereby award you the "Comedy Gold!" award. Congratulations for keeping up the high spirits of Wikipedia! Awarded 4 Apr 2005 violet/riga

1. WP:LCOTW.
2. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates.
3. Nooks and corners of Wikipedia.
4. Wikipedia:List of images/Places/Europe/United Kingdom/Counties/Buckinghamshire
5. Italian Wikipedia: [1] (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale)
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