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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 10

2010 – Volvo S80 D5 AWD at Fairmont Hotel Hairpin on Avenue Princesse Grâce in Monte Carlo, Monaco

2013 – Grand Hotel Hairpin in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Google Streetview)

1981 – Volvo 760 GLE at Fairmont Hairpin on Avenue Princesse Grâce in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

2022 – Fairmont Hairpin on Avenue Princesse Grâce in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Google Streetview)

Fairmont Hotel Hairpin on Avenue Princesse Grâce in Monte Carlo is one of the most famous corners in the world. It is part of the Circuit de Monaco, which is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco. It is commonly referred to as “Monte Carlo” because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.

The circuit is used on one weekend in the month of May of each year to host the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. Formula One’s respective feeder series over the years – F2, Formula 3000 and today GP2 – also visit the circuit concurrently with Formula One.

The Grand Hotel Hairpin is also known as Fairmont Hairpin (and formerly known as the Loews Hairpin, and before that as the Station Hairpin). It is a corner which has been used for many overtaking manoeuvres in the past. However it would be almost physically impossible for two modern F1 cars to go round side by side, as the drivers must use full steering lock to get around. It is so tight that many Formula 1 teams must redesign their steering and suspension specifically to negotiate this corner.

Formula One visits every year Monaco.

It’s tough to single out just one corner on this legendary street track, but we’ve narrowed it down to Turn Six, more commonly known as the Grand Hotel Hairpin (formerly Loews). Although it must be the slowest (and is certainly the tightest) corner on the calendar, this hairpin presents its own unique challenge. Taken at under 50 km/h in first gear, before it sends you plunging downwards towards Portier and the tunnel, it requires full steering lock – some teams even have to modify their steering racks to make the corner – and as much concentration as a driver can muster. It distils the very essence of Monaco. And believe it or not, you even see overtaking here, especially on the opening lap when tyres, brakes (and brains) may not be quite up to temperature. (From Zain Kain’s Blog)

More information on en.wikipedia.org and Automobile Club de Monaco.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 9

2002 – Volvo XC90 on Deer Isle Bridge in Maine, USA 🇺🇸.

2002 – Volvo XC90 on Deer Isle Bridge in Maine, USA 🇺🇸.

2013 – Deer Isle Bridge to Little Deer Isle in Maine – USA (Google Streetview)

1978 – Plymouth Horizon on Deer Isle Bridge in Maine, USA 🇺🇸.

The Deer Isle Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning Eggemoggin Reach in the state of Maine. The bridge is the only vehicular connection from the Maine mainland to Little Deer Isle, one of the segments that make up the island.

The span was completed in March 1939 with a main span of 329 meters. The bridge was designed by Holton Duncan Robinson and David Bernard Steinman.

It encountered wind stability problems that were similar to those of the Whitestone Bridge and the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which collapsed shortly after it opened. The problems led to modifications which included numerous cable stays connecting cables to the tower and tower to the deck. The span today carries two narrow lanes of State Route 15.

A re-decking project was completed in May 2008. Repainting started in mid-2010 has been completed.

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

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 8

2012 – Volvo V40 on Unibertsitate Etorb near Pedro Arrupe zubia bridge in Bilbao, Spain 🇪🇸.

2013 – Unibertsitate Etorb near Pedro Arrupe zubia bridge in Bilbao, Spain (Google Streetview)

Bilbao is city in Spain, the capital of the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 as of 2010, it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain. With roughly 1 million inhabitants, Bilbao lies within one of the most populous metropolitan areas in northern Spain.

Bilbao is situated in the north-central part of Spain, some 14 kilometres south of the Bay of Biscay, where the estuary of Bilbao is formed. Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres.

Since its foundation in the early 14th century by Diego López V de Haro, head of the powerful Haro family, Bilbao was a commercial hub that enjoyed significant importance in the Green Spain, mainly thanks to its port activity based on the export of iron extracted from the Biscayan quarries. Throughout the nineteenth century and beginnings of the twentieth, Bilbao experienced heavy industrialization that made it the centre of the second industrialized region of Spain, behind Barcelona. This was joined by an extraordinary population explosion that prompted the annexation of several adjacent municipalities.

Nowadays, Bilbao is a vigorous service city that is experiencing an ongoing social, economic, and aesthetic revitalization process, started by the symbolic Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, and continued by infrastructure investments, such as the airport terminal, the rapid transit system, the tram line, the Alhóndiga, or the currently under development Abandoibarra and Zorrozaurre renewal projects.

From the pictured street, Universidades Hiribidea, you get a wonderful view on the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum.

On the picture, you’ll see the Pedro Arrupe zubia or Pedro Arrupe bridge. Built in honor of Father Pedro Arrupe next to the Guggenheim museum. Even though it was made ​​of steel, the inside is made of wood. It has the nickname Dragonfly Gateway. Ing. José Antonio Fernández Ordóñez designed the bridge and it was opened in March 2003.

More information on en.wikipedia.org and
hitchhikershandbook.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 7

1985 – Volvo 480ES at 25 Abril Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹.

1992 – Volvo 460 at 25 Abril Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹.

1992 – Volvo 440 Turbo at 25 Abril Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2015 – Volvo XC90 at 25 Abril Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹.

2013 – 25 de Abril Bridge in Lisboa Portugal (Google Streetview)

The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril “25th of April Bridge”) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tejo river.

It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999. Because it is a suspension bridge and has similar coloring, it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. In fact, it was built by the same company (American Bridge Company) that constructed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and not the Golden Gate, also explaining its similarity in design. With a total length of 2,277 m, it is the 23rd largest suspension bridge in the world. The upper deck carries six car lanes, while the lower deck carries two train tracks. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge (Ponte Salazar).

The 25 de Abril Bridge is based on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge [SFOBB] near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. Both SFOBB and the 25 de Abril Bridge were built by the same company. The American Society of Civil Engineers says that “Like its sister bridge, the SFOBB in San Francisco, the Tagus River Bridge is located in an area with a long history of earthquakes” and seismic data had to be taken into account in its construction. Another sister bridge is the Forth Road Bridge in Edinburgh.

Upon completion the bridge had the longest suspended span and the longest main span in Continental Europe, the world’s longest continuous truss, and the world’s deepest bridge foundation. It was the fifth largest suspension bridge in the world, the largest outside the USA.

More information at en.wikipedia.org and www.golisbon.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 6

1982 – Volvo 245 Turbo at Harrods on Brompton Road in London, Great Britain 🇬🇧.

2013 – Harrods at 102 Brompton Road in London England UK (Google Streetview)

Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods, and to Harrods Buenos Aires, sold by Harrods in 1922 and closed as of 2011, with plans announced to reopen in 2013.

The store occupies a 20,000 m2 site and has over 90,000 m2 of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. By comparison Europe’s second-largest department store the KaDeWe in Berlin has a retail space of 60,000 m2.

The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique—All Things for All People, Everywhere. Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and the Food Hall, are world famous.

Since the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al-Fayed, Mohamed Al-Fayed’s son, two memorials commissioned by Al-Fayed have been erected inside Harrods to the couple. The first, located at the base of the Egyptian Escalator, was unveiled on 12 April 1998, consisting of photographs of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass smudged with lipstick from Diana’s last dinner as well as what is described as an engagement ring Dodi purchased the day before they died.

Note about the 240 Turbo: In Sweden, a flat nose 240 Turbo, like the one here on photo in London, was never sold. Volvo started selling the 240 Turbo as Estate from 1984, before only Turbo sedan or 244 versions were available in Sweden. According to unconfirmed sources, the 1983 240 Wagon Turbo was sold in Japan and UK, but I haven’t found yet any real proof. It still makes this photo a mysterium.

More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrods and www.harrods.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 5

1979 – Volvo 262C at No. 10 Downing Street in London, England, UK 🇬🇧.

2013 – No. 10 Downing Street in London England UK (Google Streetview)

10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as “Number 10”, is the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, an office now invariably held by the Prime Minister.

Situated on Downing Street in the City of Westminster, London, Number 10 is one of the most famous addresses in the world. Over three hundred years old, the building contains about one hundred rooms. There is a private residence on the third floor and a kitchen in the basement. The other floors contain offices and numerous conference, reception, sitting and dining rooms where the Prime Minister works, and where government ministers, national leaders and foreign dignitaries are met and entertained. There is an interior courtyard and, in the back, a terrace overlooking a garden of 2,000 m2. Adjacent to St. James’s Park, Number 10 is near to Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the British Monarch, and the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place of both houses of parliament.

More information on en.wikipedia.org and www.number10.gov.uk.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 4

2016 – Volvo XC90 R-Design at Johan Semps Gade with view on Black Diamond Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰.

2007 – Volvo S80 at Johan Semps Gade with view on Black Diamond Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰.

2009 – Volvo S80L at Black Diamond Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen Denmark 🇩🇰.

2004 – Volvo V70 Titanium Edition at Johan Semps Gade with view on Black Diamond Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰.

2013 – The Royal Library or The Black Diamond in Copenhagen, Denmark (Google Streetview)

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 Diamond was completed in 1999 as the first in a series of large-scale cultural buildings along Copenhagen’s waterfront.

Apart from its function as a library, the building houses a number of other public facilities and activities, most of which are located around the central, toplit atrium which cuts into the building with a huge glazed front facing the harbour. The facilities include a 600-seat auditorium, the Queen’s Hall, used for concerts—mainly chamber music and jazz—literary events, theatrical performances and conferences. There are also exhibition spaces, a bookshop, a restaurant, a café and a roof terrace. Two museums are based in the Black Diamond, the National Museum of Photography and a small museum dedicated to cartoon art.

More information on en.wikipedia.org and www.kb.dk.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 2

2010 – Volvo C30 Range at Calders Flamingo on Federal Plaza and South Dearborn Street near Kluczynski Federal Center in Chicago 🇺🇸.

2010 – Volvo C30 Range at Calder’s Flamingo on Federal Plaza and South Dearborn Street near Kluczynski Federal Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America 🇺🇸.

Calder’s Flamingo at Chicago Federal Center in Chicago USA (Google Streetview)

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 on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973.

Despite the large size of the sculpture, its design is such that viewers can walk underneath and around it, thus enabling one to perceive it in human scale. The shape of Flamingo alludes to the natural and animal realm, which is a stark contrast to more literal interpretations in sculpture from previous decades.

Calder’s structure is a prominent example of the constructivist movement, first popularized in Russia in the early 20th century. Constructivism refers to sculpture that is made from smaller pieces which are joined together.

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

Went to see the amazing David LaChapelle exhibition at Fotografiska Museet in Stockholm today.

Great and some amazing pictures!

More on fotografiska.eu

Volvo Photo Locations Part 116

1979 – Volvo 262 C at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1979 – Volvo 262 C at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1979 – Volvo 262 C at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1979 – Volvo 262 C at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1985 – Volvo 240 Estate at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1985 – Volvo 240 Estate at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp

1986 – Volvo 740 GL at Christinehofs slott or Christinehofs Ekopark in Brösarp in Skåne, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1986 – Volvo 740 GL at Christinehofs slott or Christinehofs Ekopark in Brösarp in Skåne, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1986 – Volvo 740 GL at Christinehofs slott or Christinehofs Ekopark in Brösarp in Skåne, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Volvo XC70 Drive at Christinehofs Slott in Brösarp (Foto: Jörgen Grahn / FarbrorGrahns Bildbyrå)

2012 – Christehofs Slott in Brösarp

2023 – Christinehofs slott or Christinehofs Ekopark in Brösarp

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). The former baroque park is part of the wildlife enclosure surrounding the castle. The park organizes summer concerts and exhibitions in the castle.

Christinehofs castle was one of the first in the country to open to the public. Today Ecopark approximately one hundred thousand visitors each year.

Brösarp is a locality situated in Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 680 inhabitants in 2010.

More information on www.christinehofsekopark.se and www.slottsguiden.info.