Arendal Town hall ( no, Arendal rådhus og kulturhus) is located in the middle of downtown

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

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. The building's two theater halls have been given names from the two lighthouses outside Arendal,

Store Torungen Lighthouse Store Torungen Lighthouse ( no, Store Torungen fyrstasjon) is a coastal lighthouse on the island of Store Torungen in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. This lighthouse, together with the nearby Lille Torungen Lighthouse, mark ...

and

Lille Torungen Lighthouse Lille Torungen Lighthouse ( no, Lille Torungen fyrstasjon) is a coastal lighthouse on the island of Lille Torungen in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. This lighthouse, together with the nearby Store Torungen Lighthouse, mark ...

. Central to the building is a large hall, and surrounding this hall are communal offices. In front of the Town hall lies Sam Eydes plass, and surrounding the block are bus and taxi stops. The building is designed by the

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company LPO Arkitektur & Design AS in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. The building's largest

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

and

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hall, ''Store Torungen'', has 700 seats. The chairs can be pushed back into the rear wall, which gives place to 1300 standing people. A smaller hall, ''Lille Torungen'', has 150 seats.

External links

Arendal kulturhusArkitektur.no - Arendal kultur- og rådhus
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arendal Town Hall Buildings and structures in Arendal Culture in Agder Theatres in Arendal 2004 establishments in Norway