Kristianstad Cathedral

In the Market Square (Torget) in the center of Kristiansand is the Cathedral, rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in 1882-85 after a fire. It has a fine altar with a painting of Christ at Emmaus and wood figures of the Evangelists from the old church.

In the adjoining gardens can be seen a monument (by Gustav Vigeland) to the poet Henrik Wergeland (1808-45), a native of the town. On the east side of the square is a bronze statue of King Håkon VII (1872-1957).