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Volvo Photo Locations Part 16 The Uddevalla Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing Sunninge sound near Uddevalla in the province of Bohuslan on the west coast of Sweden. The bridge was constructed as part of the rerouting of the European route E6 outside Uddevalla, which reduced traffic congestion in the city and shortened traveling distance […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 15 The Dunker Culture House (Dunkers kulturhus) is a museum and art centre designed by Kim Utzon. It is the museum for Helsingborg and it is themed to trace the history of the sea from the ice age to the modern day. The museum was paid for by charities founded by […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 14 Kalmar Castle (Swedish: Kalmar slott) is a castle in Kalmar, the province of Småland in Sweden. The history of Kalmar Slott stretches back over 800 years. During the 12th century a defense tower was erected to protect against pirates and other sea-faring enemies. A harbour was constructed and in the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 13 The Tjörn Bridge (Swedish: Tjörnbron) is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjörn on the western coast of the country. The length is 664 m, the span width is 366 m, and the height above the water is 45 […]

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 […]