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Glimpses of the New Stavanger Stavanger Centre The area considered to be the city centre today is largely the same as the area within the 1848 town boundary. The district from the cathedral out to Holmen, limited by the market place, the cathedral square and Kongsgata, is often described as the medieval town, with its characteristic narrow and winding streets. The streets are probably based on old paths and tracks, adapted naturally to the terrain. After the Second World War, plans to modernize the city centre with wide streets and new buildings were considered. The plans were never implemented and, today, most of Holmen and the area around the cathedral are reserved for pedestrians. Kirkegata/Breigata Skagen with the Fred Hansen house in the foreground Stavanger Cultural Centre (Stavanger Kulturhus Sølvberget) When walking round this area, one will sooner or later come across Arneageren. This little square is the natural centre of the network of streets, and is where the Cultural Centre Sølvberget is located. Since 1987, Sølvberget has become a central cultural venue in the city and region and houses the Stavanger library, Stavanger cinema, the Norwegian Children’s Museum (Norsk Barnemuseum), children’s workshop (Barnas Kulturverksted) and cafés. The centre is very popular and is always full of people. It has also developed into an international arena for work related to freedom of speech, where Stavanger GLIMPSES OF THE NEW STAVANGER 44
Kirkegata/Prostebakken Left: Søregata Below: Arneageren with Stavanger Cultural Centre Sølvberget
Page 1: Stavanger Municipality Department o
Page 4 and 5: Introduction This is not a history
Page 6 and 7: List of Contents PAGE 7 CITY EXPANS
Page 8 and 9: A Short History of the City It is n
Page 10 and 11: The population grew from 2 500 in 1
Page 12 and 13: Drill bit, Norwegian Petroleum Muse
Page 14 and 15: Stavanger on the Map Town Secretary
Page 16 and 17: Stavanger in Numbers The following
Page 18 and 19: Traces until 1965 Stavanger’s his
Page 20 and 21: gasworks, waterworks, railway, tele
Page 22 and 23: Breiavatnet and Byparken Breiavatne
Page 24: The Wooden Town (Trehusbyen) The co
Page 27 and 28: factories. Only approximately 60 st
Page 30 and 31: After the Second World War, Norway
Page 32: City Expansion in 1965 and Urban De
Page 36 and 37: Sunde-Kvernevik When development st
Page 38 and 39: Industrial Areas and Work Places In
Page 40: in the Norwegian economy, whereby f
Page 43: However, the number of people optin
Page 47 and 48: Millennium Site, the marketplace (T
Page 49 and 50: Kongsgata Cathedral square with SR-
Page 51 and 52: could be combined and created the b
Page 53 and 54: Grønnstruktur Stavanger har kan he
Page 55 and 56: 2 000 houses were built, mostly und
Page 57 and 58: master plan. Jåttåvågen was to b
Page 60 and 61: Two Major Central Development Areas
Page 62 and 63: of the district. A similar plan for
Page 64: Bjergsted Area The area between the
Page 67 and 68: Main stage, Rogaland Theatre. Perfo
Page 69 and 70: The Maritime Museum (Sjøfartsmusee
Page 71 and 72: Music Park and the harbour area at
Page 73 and 74: Broken Column, A. Gormley. Six of a
Page 75 and 76: UiS lies in a central yet rural loc
Page 78 and 79: Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood was o
Page 80 and 81: Views and Walks There are good view
Page 82 and 83: Walks in the Central Parts of the C
Page 84: Planning a City Many factors determ
Page 87 and 88: City Rail System Railway Bus Route

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