2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (UTC+1) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy.
Fireworks illuminated the Olympic rings during the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Luciano Pavarotti singing Nessun dorma, on his last public performance before his death
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome.
"Passion lives here", the Turin 2006 motto written by the Italian calligrapher Francesca Biasetton [it]
Victory ceremony at Medals Plaza
2006 Olympics logo on display in the Carlo Felice Square, in Turin
Torino's Olympic Oval hosting the 2009 European Athletics Indoor