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Like the harbour, the marketplace has changed both in shape<br />

and function. Perhaps the most significant change took place<br />

around the start of the new millennium when <strong>Stavanger</strong> selected<br />

Torget as its “Millennium Site” and arranged an open<br />

architectural competition for its development. Millennium<br />

sites were created all over Norway, but the new Torget ranks<br />

amongst the most spectacular. A total renewal of the entire<br />

area, it connects Vågen to the sheltered Breiavatnet lake and<br />

is <strong>Stavanger</strong>’s major open-air arena, accommodating large<br />

events and festivals.<br />

The city centre has changed in use and character. At one time<br />

an important religious centre, it is now a centre for shopping<br />

and recreation. The process of change is illustrated in buildings<br />

from different epochs which have been preserved, rehabilitated<br />

or converted to other uses. These buildings are part<br />

of <strong>Stavanger</strong>’s visual identity, and a challenge to developers.<br />

Some modern buildings, such as the Skagen Brygge Hotel,<br />

have adapted to their historical surroundings; others, like the<br />

Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Oljemuseet) on Kjeringholmen,<br />

are strong contemporary statements.<br />

Skagen Brygge Hotel<br />

The Norwegian<br />

Petroleum Museum<br />

GLIMPSES OF THE NEW STAVANGER<br />

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