Valberget Utisiktspunt was designed to replace the nearly 200-year-old wooden version. Construction of the 85-foot (26-meter) tall tower took place between 1850 and 1853 and was led by Christian Heinrich Grosch, Norway’s most famous architect of the time. From the tower, the watchmen could see from one end of Stavanger to the other. Early signs of fire were easy to spot from the tower’s vantage point on top of a hill. Residents of Stavanger were warned by the ringing of a bell and the firing of cannons. The watchmen inside the…
