Thousands of mourners gathered outside the cathedral in Modena, Italy to pay their respects to Luciano Pavarotti. Italian premier Romano Prodi, U2`s Bono and former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan were among the many who attended the service. (Sept. 8)
Dignitaries spanning the worlds of politics, culture and the arts, along with thousands of Italians, gathered at Modena Cathedral in Italy Saturday to give their final ovation to famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
More than 10,000 people gathered in Modena, Italy to mourn the death of famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti. (Sept. 7)
Genoa
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Genoa
Comune di Genova
Genova in 1810
Flag
Coat of arms
Genoa
Coordinates: 44°242N 08°552Eÿ / ÿ44.4, 8.917
Sovereign state
Italy
Region
Liguria
Province
Province of Genoa
Government
- Mayor
Marta Vincenzi
Area
- Total
243 km² (93.8 sq mi)
Elevation
+20 m (66 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total
620,316 ( 6th)
- Density
2,553/km² (6,612.2/sq mi)
- Called
Zenéixi (in ligurian),
Genovesi (in italian)
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
16100
Area code(s)
010
Patron saints
St. John the Baptist
Website: http://www.comune.genova.it/
Genoa (Genova, pronounced [Èd’[Ðnova], in Italian; Zena [ÈzeÐna] in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and, archaically, in English) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of ca. 890,000.
