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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 105 The Skovshoved Petrol Station (Danish: Skovshoved Tankstation) is a historic, still-operating filling station in Skovshoved at the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. First opened in 1936, it was designed by Arne Jacobsen and is an example of the functionalist style typical of the time. It is Class A listed […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 58 Strandgade is a street in Copenhagen, Denmakr and is located in the Christianshavn area. It is one of Copenhagen’s most beautiful streets, with numerous buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. When King Christian IV founded this part of the city in 1618, he encouraged well-heeled people to build […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 57 Pilestræde is a street in inner center district in Copenhagen, Denmark. The street extends over approx. 500 m from East Street to Landemærket, where it continues as Suhmsgade. In 1970-1971 was Pilestræde straightened out to make room for the big expansion of Gutenberghuskomplekset by architect Preben Hansen, and in […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 20 Vesterbrogade is the main shopping street of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends west for 1.5 km from the Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) along the municipal border with Frederiksberg (which it finally enters) to Pile Allé where it turns into Roskildevej. On the way it passes the […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 4 The Black Diamond (Danish: Den Sorte Diamant) is a modern waterfront extension to the Royal Danish Library’s old building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its quasi-official nickname is a reference to its polished black granite cladding and irregular angles. Designed by Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the Black […]