From political shifts and cultural achievements to plush new buildings and sporting triumphs, here are 10 examples that give a snapshot of the ways the city has altered since 2000.
![Sheffield City Airport, in Tinsley Park near the M1, closed in 2008. It launched in 1997 and was intended to open up the skies to business travellers locally - Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which came along less than a decade later in 2005, has had more success.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE4MjBjNDkxLThhZTMtNDdmMy1hMzVkLWU4ZDliYmYxNzBjNDowZmVmMDMxYS1mZmY3LTQ5OGUtYTBiYS01ZjlkYWYyODU1M2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Grounded
Sheffield City Airport, in Tinsley Park near the M1, closed in 2008. It launched in 1997 and was intended to open up the skies to business travellers locally - Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which came along less than a decade later in 2005, has had more success. Photo: Andrew Partridge
![The Millennium Gallery - part of the original Heart of the City project - opened in April 2001. Its large special exhibition space was designed to accommodate major touring exhibitions from national partners such as the V&A and Tate.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwZWE5NGYyLTk0YzEtNGQyZC1hYzMxLTc4MDRjYmEwN2I1ODo4ZTdkZmU3MS00ZmIzLTRhOGUtOWFiMS01NzNkMTU4Yjc1OWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Expansion of the arts
The Millennium Gallery - part of the original Heart of the City project - opened in April 2001. Its large special exhibition space was designed to accommodate major touring exhibitions from national partners such as the V&A and Tate. Photo: Museums Sheffield
![The demolition of Don Valley Stadium starts in 2013. Picture: Scott Merrylees.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmViYjNhYzhkLTYwZGEtNDg1NC05NDFmLWVhMWQ2MGE3MDU3ZDpmYTg0M2ZkMC01MTI1LTQ2YTgtOWM2Mi1mMWIyYjAzNGEyODU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. 21 Nov 2013....... Demolition of Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium started today and was expected to take up to 6 months. Picture Scott Merrylees SM1001/26r
The demolition of Don Valley Stadium starts in 2013. Picture: Scott Merrylees. Photo: Scott Merrylees
![One of the most noticeable changes - for residents and, for that matter, anyone arriving in Sheffield - has been the redevelopment of Sheaf Square outside the railway station, which turned what was a forbidding environment into a very pleasant space with water features and the Cutting Edge stainless steel sculpture. This opened in 2006.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEzMDM4NzM4LWRkNTUtNDgzYy1hYmJhLTY0MzIyYjQ3ZTBjNDphY2I0NGFlMC0wZTU0LTRkMDgtYjJmMi01YTFlOTIwMWRlYzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. A better welcome
One of the most noticeable changes - for residents and, for that matter, anyone arriving in Sheffield - has been the redevelopment of Sheaf Square outside the railway station, which turned what was a forbidding environment into a very pleasant space with water features and the Cutting Edge stainless steel sculpture. This opened in 2006. Photo: Andrew Roe