Today, the number of tourists visiting the temple complex is growing exponentially, rising from 7, 638 in 1993 to 239, 091 in 2001.

UNESCO: 18_eng

Friends, family and politicians crowded Temple Emanu-El in New York City today for the funeral of Edward I.

FORBES: New Yorkers Say Goodbye To Ed Koch; At A Favorite Haunt, His Memory Lives On

First, NPR's Dina Temple-Raston was in the streets of Baghdad earlier today.

NPR: Surge in Violence Worries Baghdad

Built in 124 A.D. as a temple to all the gods of Rome, the Pantheon remains today as a Catholic church and a tomb for Italian luminaries, such as the artist Raphael and King Vittorio Emmanuelle II.

CNN: 24 hours in Rome: Pizzas, piazzas and 'la dolce vita'