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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 118

2023 – Volvo EM90 on Avenue of the Palms at Treasure Island in San Francisco in USA 🇺🇸.

2017 – Volvo XC60 on Avenue of the Palms at Treasure Island in San Francisco in USA 🇺🇸.

2002 – Volvo XC90 on Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2006 – Volvo XC90 on Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2006 – Volvo XC90 on Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island in San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸.

2013 – Treasure Island Road in San Francisco (Google Streetview)

2013 – Treasure Island Road in San Francisco (Google Streetview)

Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland, and an emerging neighborhood of San Francisco. The island is entirely within the City and County of San Francisco, whose territory extends far into San Francisco Bay and includes a tip of Alameda Island. Treasure Island is connected by a small isthmus to Yerba Buena Island.

The island is named after the novel Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, who lived in San Francisco from 1879 to 1880.

Treasure Island was created in 1936 and 1937, from fill dredged from the bay, for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. The island is now a California Historical Landmark, honoring the site of the exposition.

More information on en.wikipedia.org and www.messefrankfurt.com

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 122

2013 – Volvo XC90

2013 – Heerengracht St at Coen Steytler Roundabout in Cape Town South Africa (Google Streetview)

Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad) is the second-most populated city in South Africa after Johannesburg. The city is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, as well as for such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point.

Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa. Cape Town quickly outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony. Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg, Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa.

Today it is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants and expatriates to South Africa. As of 2011 the metropolitan region had an estimated population of 3.74 million. The city was named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.

More information on wikipedia.org and www.messefrankfurt.com

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 117

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere !

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Alte Oper Frankfurt on Opernplatz in Frankfurt am Main, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere !

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere !

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere !

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere !

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere!

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere!

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great photography for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere!

2002 – Volvo XC90 AWD at Opernplatz in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪. Great rigshot for Volvo Cars by Thomas Dirk Heere and Lars Jonasson!

2013 – Opernplatz in Frankfurt in Germany (Google Streetview)

The Opernplatz (Opera Square) is a square in the northwestern city of Frankfurt am Main.

Pull down or rebuild: For years the fate of ‘Germany’s most beautiful ruin’ was under discussion. But the people of Frankfurt provided an example of civic appreciation and on how to deal with historical heritage. Thanks to civic protests and generous donations the representative building from the Wilhelminian era, which had been bombed down to its foundation walls, was faithfully rebuilt to the original. On 28th August 1981, the inauguration of the Old Opera House was celebrated.

2013 – Opernplatz in Frankfurt

The inscription on the magnificent facade of Frankfurt’s Old Opera House reads “Dem Wahren Schönen Guten” – “To the true, the beautiful, the good”, and the Opernplatzfest – a culinary festival in Frankfurt’s Opera Square – certainly holds true to this principle. It pays homage to what is aone of the most beautiful squares in Frankfurt, filling the city space with urbanity and pure vitality. This feast for the senses offers visitors colourful culinary delights and a wonderfully diverse stage programme featuring everything from jazz to pop music.

More information on www.frankfurt.de and www.alteoper.de

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 116

2015 – Volvo XC90 (Photo by Henrik Ottosson)

2005 – Volvo XC90

2005 – Volvo S40

2005 – Volvo S40

2013 – Untermainbrücke in Frankfurt Germany (Google Streetview)

The Untermainbrücke (Lower Main Bridge) is a road bridge over the Main river in Frankfurt. It connects the Neue Mainzer Strasse in the city center with the Swiss road in Sachsenhausen. It was from 1872 to 1874 built by Peter Schmick, but blown up on 26 March 1945. During 1948 and 1949 it was rebuilt.

Again in 1989 and 1990, the bridge was demolished and rebuilt as part of a total renovation to the bridge piers.

2006 – Untermainbrücke in Frankfurt (Wikipedia)

The city of Frankfurt is also named Mainhattan, because of the river Main and the skyline.

Although “Mainhattan” is about 100 high-rise buildings short of its American almost-namesake, it remains one of the few European cities that can boast a significant skyline. More than 300 banks are located on the River Main, among them the European Central Bank, 150 foreign banks, and the fourth largest stock exchange in the world. Because of the city’s financial potency, the more than 700,000 inhabitantS can choose from an extremely high concentration of available jobs.

More information on wikipedia.org and www.young-germany.de

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 115

2006 – Volvo XC90 V8 AWD Sport at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Town Center Dr in Costa Mesa in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸

2013 – Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Town Center Dr in Costa Mesa in Los Angeles – USA (Google Streetview)

On Town Center Dr in Los Angeles, you’ll find the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, originally called Orange County Performing Arts Center. It is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California, United States and was opened in 1986. The Center offers the world’s leading dance companies, Broadway shows, award-winning classical, jazz and cabaret artists, family entertainment, innovataive and cutting-edge theater companies, special events and year-round educational programs. It is also the artistic home to three resident companies: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale.

In August 2000, Henry Segerstrom provided the lead gift of $40 million to the Center’s $200 million capital campaign. This was the largest charitable cash gift in the history of Orange County. In recognition of this cornerstone gift, the new concert hall was named the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall after the Center’s founding chairman and his late wife.

Henry Thomas Segerstrom (born April 5, 1923) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Managing Partner of C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, he was the founding chairman of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, now known as the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Henry Segerstrom was born into a farming family that specialized in harvesting lima beans. The Segerstrom family was one of the largest producers of lima beans in the US.

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More information on en.wikipedia.org and www.scfta.org

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 114

2013 – Volvo V40 Cross Country

2013 – Volvo V40 Cross Country

2013 – View from Ekeberg Restaurant on Oslo – Norway

Ekeberg is a hill and a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. From the Ekeberg Restaurant, you have a wonderfull view over downtown Oslo with Rådhus and Barcode.

The painting “The Scream” by Edvard Munch is painted from Utsikten (“the view”), a part of Ekeberg. (More)

In the area are a number of old Iron Age grave mounds and Bronze Age ritual sites. This establish the area of Ekeberg as one of the oldest inhabited places around Oslo. During the Middle Ages, the farm of Ekeberg belonged to Hovedøya Abbey. The area was later taken by the crown.

From 1760, the farm of Ekeberg was run by an appointed owner, and his relatives owned the farm thereafter. In the area, a number of small homesteads under the main farm was erected the following century. The first suburban settlement came around 1900, and the early suburb was raised in the years prior to 1935. Many of the early houses are still present in the area. Ekeberg belonged to Oslo from 1947.
In 1926 Roald Amundsen’s airship Norge, was on its way from Italy to Svalbard, stopped in Oslo, mooring at Ekeberg at a specially-constructed mast, the foundation of which can still be seen today at the north end of the park.

2013 – View on Ekeberg Restaurant in Oslo – Norway

The Ekeberg Restaurant is a populair place in the summer to meet people and get a nice view over Oslo.

The original restaurant had been built in 1916 by Tiedemanns Tobakksfabrikk, a manufacturer of tobacco products.

In 1929, one of Europe’s foremost functionalist buildings was complete, to the delight of the entire population of Oslo. The building is listed today and the renovation has concentrated on conserving the classic, whilst modernising for a new age.

In the late nineties, the building was restored, by restaurateur Bjørn Tore Furset and a modern building which retained all its classic features was created. The new building contains several restaurants, a bar/lounge, conference and meeting facilities, banqueting and wedding suites and a beautiful second floor veranda.

2013 – View on Ekeberg and Bispevika in Oslo – Norway

2013 – Barcode Project in Oslo

The Barcode Project is a section of the Bjørvika portion of the Fjord City redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings, due to be completed in 2014. The developer is marketing the project as “The Opera Quarter.” There has been intense public debate about the height and shape of the buildings.

More information on www.ekebergrestauranten.com and wikipedia.org

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 113

2005 – Volvo S40 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo S40 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2013 – View from Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt

2013 – View on Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock on Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt, Germany 🇩🇪.

2005 – Parkhaus Rebstock in Frankfurt

Messeparkhaus Rebstock is car park in Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Messe. This multi-storey car park has 5,400 parking spaces. An additional 9,600 parking spaces are available on the Rebstock grounds. Free shuttle buses are available to transport visitors between the parking areas and the exhibition grounds.

2013 – Current state in the Europaviertel in Frankfurt

The Europaviertel (European quarter) is a housing and business quarter development in the Gallus district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Development work began in 2005, and the development is slated for completion by 2019. The area will have offices, hotels, apartments, parks, shopping, and leisure facilities. After its completion, Europaviertel will approximately have a population of 30,000 workers and 10,000 residents.

2019 – Future state in the Europaviertel in Frankfurt

The press and commercial photos were made by photographer Henrik Ottosson with Lars Jonasson who worked between 1989 and 2010 as a freelance technical expert for Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks. He was the creator of the rigs that where used in the photos with moving cars. Lasse shared some photos from behind the scenes.

2005 – Volvo S60 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock with the rigg built by Lars Jonasson.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock with the rigg built by Lars Jonasson.

2005 – Volvo V50 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock with the rigg built by Lars Jonasson.

2002 – Volvo XC90 D5 on Parkhaus Rebstock with the rigg built by Lars Jonasson.

More information on wikipedia.org and www.messefrankfurt.com

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 112

2013 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2013 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2013 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2013 – Design Post (entrance) at the Deutz-Mülheimer Straße 22 in Köln (Google Streetview)

2013 – Design Post (backside) at the An den Gelenkbogenhallen in Köln (Google Streetview)

Design Post in Köln is a showroom for design aficionados, a boulevard for aesthetes and a source of inspiration for design industry professionals.

Design Post Köln can be found at the Deutz-Mülheimer Straße 22 in 50679 Köln, Germany.
Design Post Köln is right opposite to Köln Messe / Osthallen / entrance East.

Exclusive international interior design brands present their current trends in the historic halls of a former post office in the Deutz quarter of Cologne. Visitors are invited to explore an extensive product range by renowned furniture, lighting and textiles manufacturers. With regularly changing exhibitions, a visit to Design Post is guaranteed to deliver new ideas and inspiration. The products cannot be purchased directly; instead the focus is very much on qualified advice and consulting. This makes Design Post an inspiring place for both end users who want to explore new interior trends in a relaxing environment and for retailers and architects who may come to Design Post with clients and project owners to flesh out their plans.

The seven so-called Dreigelenkbogenhallen (three-joint arcade halls), commissioned by the Post Office and built in 1913, were elaborately modernised with great attention paid to their historical significance and remodelled into a large, bright exhibition building in 2005. Originally a parcel distribution centre, they are located directly opposite the Cologne-Deutz railway station and the trade fair grounds.

Its architectural quality and generous space make this building a monument worthy of preservation. The plan for its renovation and new intended use was developed with great care and inspiration. The architects of the planning office that was subcontracted for the project, O III architecten in Amsterdam, recognised the opportunity to preserve the building: it was a chance to build a space with an extraordinary atmosphere that is ideal for exhibitions and events.

More information on www.designpostkoeln.de and www.cologne.de

Volvo Photo Locations Part 129

1970 – Volvo 145 Express at Falsterbo Konsthall in Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo Skanör, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1970 – Volvo 145 Express at Falsterbo Konsthall in Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo Skanör, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1970 – Volvo 145 Express at Falsterbo Konsthall in Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo Skanör, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1970 – Volvo 145 Express at Falsterbo Konsthall in Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo Skanör, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Falsterbo Konsthall in Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo (Google Streetview)

Stationhuset on Hjalmar Gullbergs Plan in Falsterbo was originally a railroad station. Today it is a art center, Falsterbo Konsthall and in 2007 Vellinge Kommun took over the responsibility for the gallery.

Between 1903 and 1971 it was a Stationshus for the SJ, the Swedish railways.
The station building was built in 1903 and designed by architetc Theodor Wåhlin who have been inspired by the Scanian churches whites stepped gables. The ground floor housed a the waiting room, cargo handling and ticket sales, the top floor was the home of the stationmaster and his family.

The building was used as a station until 1971 when the last train from Falsterbo resigned.

1905 – Jernvägsstationen Falsterbo Skanör

Before the gallery went over to Vellinge was driven by the Foundation St. Olaf’s Guild. Here it was originally Magnus Liedholm, noble blacksmith, who in 1975 had the idea of forming an association of artists who lived on the Isthmus. St. Olaf’s Guild was formed in 1975 and moved the business into the station house.

In the gallery’s back is now an old train wheel and a small exhibition on the station house’s history and about the time the train went all the way to Falsterbo.

Falsterbo is a small town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne County. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden’s historical cities.

Falsterbo is mostly known as a holiday destination where people go to spend their summer vacations. The beaches of Falsterbo are known for their white sand and family-friendly bathing opportunities. Falsterbo is also known for one of the better golf courses in Europe – Falsterbo Golf Club. Another attraction in Falsterbo is the annual International Horse Jumping Grand Prix (part of the Falsterbo Horse Show) every July.

Local landmarks include Falsterbo Lighthouse which lies on the site of the oldest known beacon in Scandinavia. Other sites of note include Falsterbo Bird Observatory, Falsterbo Museum and the historic Falsterbo church.

More information at www.vellinge.se and www.dramaten.se

Volvo Photo Locations Part 128

2000 – Volvo S60

1986 – Volvo 760 Executive at Dramaten in Stockholm

2013 – Nybroplan in Stockholm (Google Streetview)

Nybroplan is a public space in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the border between the city districts Norrmalm and Östermalm, Nybroplan connects a number of major streets, including Birger Jarlsgatan, Strandvägen, Hamngatan, and Nybrogatan. The squares Norrmalmstorg, Stureplan, and Östermalmstorg are located within 500 metres, as is the park Kungsträdgården.

2013 – Nybroplan in Stockholm

It is the location of the Dramaten, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern or the Royal Dramatic Theatre and Berzelii Park with the restaurant Berns Salonger. Facing the bay Nybroviken, it is also public transportation hub offering ferry trips to Djurgården and the Stockholm Archipelago.

2013 – Dramaten in Stockholm

The Royal Dramatic Theatre (or in Swedish: Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern or Dramaten) is Sweden’s national stage for “spoken drama”, founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre’s eight running stages.

The theatre has been at its present location in the Art Nouveau building at Nybroplan, Stockholm since 1908. The theatre was built by the architect Fredrik Lilljekvist. Famous artists like Carl Milles and Carl Larsson were involved in making the decorations, and some of the interior decorations were made by Prince Eugen.

Near the entrance of the building thera are two with gold covered bronze sculptures, representing poetry and drama (they are called also Poesin and Dramatiken), by John Börjeson (1835-1910).

More information at wikipedia and www.dramaten.se