Editing Norwich (section)

===Attractions===
[[File:Pulls Ferry, Norwich.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pulls Ferry, Norwich|Pulls Ferry]], once a 15th-century [[Watergate (architecture)|watergate]]]]

Norwich is a popular destination for a city break. Attractions include [[Norwich Cathedral]], the cobbled streets and museums of old Norwich, [[Norwich Castle]], [[Cow Tower, Norwich|Cow Tower]], [[Dragon Hall, Norwich|Dragon Hall]] and [[The Forum, Norwich|The Forum]]. Norwich is one of the UK's top ten shopping destinations, with a mix of chain retailers and independent stores, and [[Norwich Market]] as one of the largest outdoor markets in England.

The Forum, designed by [[Michael Hopkins (architect)|Michael Hopkins]] and Partners and opened in 2002 is a building designed to house the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, a replacement for the Norwich Central Library building which burnt down in 1994, and the regional headquarters and television centre for [[BBC East]]. In 2006–2013 it was the most visited library in the UK, with 1.3 million visits in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/11/norfolk-norwich-library-most-popular-top-20 |title=Norfolk & Norwich Millennium tops list of most popular UK libraries |first=Liz |last=Bury |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=11 December 2013 |access-date=25 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303030909/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/11/norfolk-norwich-library-most-popular-top-20 |archive-date=3 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The collections contains the [[2nd Air Division]] Memorial Library, a collection of material about American culture and the American relationship with East Anglia, especially the role of the [[United States Air Force]] on UK airbases throughout the Second World War and [[Cold War]]. Much of the collection was lost in the 1994 fire, but the collection has been restored by contributions from many veterans of the war, European and American. The building also provides a venue for art exhibitions, concerts and events, although the city still lacks a dedicated concert venue.

Recent attempts to shed the backwater image of Norwich and market it as a popular tourist destination, as well as a centre for science, commerce, culture and the arts, have included refurbishment of the Norwich Castle Museum and the opening of the Forum. The proposed new slogan for Norwich as ''England's Other City'' has been the subject of much discussion and controversy. It remains to be seen whether it will be adopted. Several signs at the city's approaches still display the traditional phrase: "Norwich — a fine city".

[[File:The Forum Norwich 2015.JPG|thumb|[[The Forum, Norwich|The Forum]], housing, among other things, the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library and the [[BBC]]'s East of England headquarters and studios]]

The city promotes its architectural heritage through a collection of notable buildings in Norwich called the "[[Norwich 12]]". The group consists of: Norwich Castle, Norwich Cathedral, the [[Great Hospital]], [[St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall, Norwich|St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall]], [[Norwich Guildhall|The Guildhall]], [[Dragon Hall, Norwich|Dragon Hall]], [[The Assembly House]], [[St James Mill]], [[St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich|St John the Baptist RC Cathedral]], [[Surrey House]], [[City Hall, Norwich|City Hall]] and The Forum.