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Volvo Photo Locations Part 12 Kungsportsplatsen is a square in the city centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. The square was constructed 1852 and got its name after the King’s gate (the name literally means The King’s gate place). The gate was the main entrance to the fortified city, which was and still is surrounded by a […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 11 The Röhsska Museum (Swedish: Röhsska museet, earlier named Röhsska konstslöjdsmuseet, also known as Design Museum), is located at Vasagatan 37-39 in Göteborg, Sweden. It is a museum focused on design, fashion and applied arts. The museum collection consists of over 50,000 objects. The majority of the collection consists of handicraft […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 10 Borås Djurpark is a 40-hectare (99-acre) zoo in the northern part of central Borås, Sweden. It has about 500 animals of 80 different species. The zoo was founded in 1962 by Sigvard Berggren, who was manager until 1969. (More pictures from Borås Zoo 2011) More information on www.borasdjurpark.se

Volvo Photo Locations Part 9 Volvo P1800 was designed in 1957 by sailing legend Pelle Petterson but put into production with sales starting only in 1961 and it also raised the club celebrated its 50 th anniversary at Hotel Fars Hatt in Kungälv where the car was unveiled to the press on 3: the May […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 8 Gustafsbergs Badhotell och Vandrarhem in Uddevalla origins from the late 1700s, the site has previously been known as surbrunn with two mineral sources. Around the year 1700 purchased by Uddevalla shipowner and magistrate Johan Holst (1672 to 1716) who called it Gustafsberg. A later owner, Bagge, renamed it Bagge Tofta. […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 7 Hindås Station is located at the railway between Gothenburg and Borås, close to Brås. There are many older houses in particular Art Nouveau style from the early 1900s, built as second homes for wealthy people from Göteborg. At the moment, winter 2012, there are plans to put the Hindås Station […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 6 The Municipality of Kungälv is situated in the county of Västra Götaland, and borders the municipalities of Gothenburg, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Ale. Kungälv is located in one of Sweden’s most expansive regions. The geographical position on the coast and well established communications between Kungälv and the city of Gothenburg combine […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 5 Kungsportsbron, is a bridge over a canal in central Gothenburg, connecting Kungsportsavenyn with Kungsportsplatsen. The bridge is named after the Kungsporten, Kings Gate, a city gate which was demolished in 1836-1839. It was designed by architect Eugene Thorburn in Italian Renaissance style and was consecrated August 14, 1901 by King […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 4 Åkerblads Hotels and Guest Houses are Tällberg village’s oldest house and the real name is Street Farm Tällberg 1:1, where the street name comes from the farm is located on the street. More information on Åkerblads Hotels and Guest Houses website.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 3 Trädgårdsföreningen is a park and horticultural garden in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located next to Kungsportsavenyn. The park was founded in 1842 by the Swedish king Carl XIV Johan and on initiative of the amateur botanist Henric Elof von Normann. In the park there is an acclaimed rose garden […]