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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 2 Flamingo, created by noted American artist Alexander Calder, is a 16 m tall stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder’s signature […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 116 Christinehofs slott is a castle in Brösarp, Skåne. The palace was built in 1737-1740 in the German Baroque style under the guidance of Georg Mockelten. Today it is part of Christinehofs Ecopark, with a castle café and during summer months, guided tours of the castle and nearby Borstakärr Våtmarker (wetlands). […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 118 Brända Tomten (Swedish: The Burnt Lot) is a small, triangular public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. A few benches under a chestnut tree, the ivy hanging from the surrounding façades makes the space a lush, relaxed spot. During summers, a network of storytellers gather […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 117 Södersjukhuset (SÖS) is one of the largest hospitals in Stockholm, Sweden. Constructed between 1937 and 1944, it was designed by architects Hjalmar Cederström and H. Imhäuser. Södersjukhuset has the largest emergency department in northern Europe. King Gustaf V inaugurated Södersjukhuset on 3 April 1944. At the time, the building was […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 3 The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, the structure links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 1 The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer with the assistance of structural engineer Bruno Contarini, […]

Remember my collection with Historic Volvo Photography Locations based on known and unknown classic Volvo advertisements and news photo’s? In 2007, Volvo’s advertisements agency Forsman & Bodenfors created a campaign where the reused some of these photos and shot new cars on the same location. Photography by Henrik Halvarsson. Have a look: The locations where […]

Will Volvo introduce a successor to the famous 850 racing? The Volvo V60 Racing will be based on the V60 wagon, sporting livery that pays tribute to the classic 850 model race cars that competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) back in the 1990s. The Volvo 850 Racing team came to be back […]

Last update: 2018-12-17 @ 19:47 hrs Edition Atlas has released 90 models in the Volvo Collection! Between februari 2012 and december 2018 I subscribed to the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas. All models are in scale 1:43 and they give good value for money. Quality is not as good as the official models available at […]

Unkown Volvo Photo Locations To complete the collection of Volvo Photo Locations, I am looking for the locations where the following photos on this page between 1927 and 1977 and on the next page between 1978 and today, were made. Please comment under this or that page or use my contact form or at Instagram. […]