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Jul 9, 2024 · Did you know that many historical figures inspired Game of Thrones characters? Here are 25 real people that Game of Thrones characters are based on.
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- King's Landing: Dubrovnik, Croatia. 23 points. POST. Liz-ard. Community Member. Follow. 1 year ago. Does all houses in Croatia have the same color on walls and roofs and are they all built with stone/bricks??!
- Braavos: Sibenik, Croatia. 18 points. POST. Liz-ard. Community Member. Follow. 1 year ago. All houses have the same color on exterior and roofs!
- Royal Palace Of Dorne: Real Alcázar Palace, Seville, Spain. 17 points. POST. Liz-ard. Community Member. Follow. 1 year ago. So beautiful! But isn’t this Arabian architecture?
- The Road From King's Landing: Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland. 16 points. POST. captaingrumpy. Community Member. Follow. 8 years ago.
Apr 14, 2019 · Here are five castles from the hit HBO series you can visit to live out your "Game of Thrones" fantasies. 1. Castle Ward in Northern Ireland. Castle Ward, better known as Winterfell, is located near the village of Strangford in County Down in Northern Ireland.
- Shane’s Castle. With its abundance of ruined castles, Northern Ireland is Game of Thrones territory proper. Shane’s Castle is a ruined castle on a 2600 acre estate on the northeast shores of Lough Neagh (lough means lake) in Northern Ireland.
- Castle Ward. Castle Ward is a crenellated 16th century ruin located near the village of Strangford in Northern Ireland. Castle Ward’s been Ward family property since 1570.
- Gosford Castle. Gosford Castle is a 19th century country manor in Gosford, Northern Ireland. Just an hour outside Belfast, it was built and designed in the Norman revival style for the 2nd Earl of Gosford by London architect Thomas Hopper.
- Doune Castle. Only one Scottish castle was used in Game of Throne s: Doune Castle. Doune Castle is a medieval castle built in the 13th century as the home of Regent Albany, “Scotland’s uncrowned king.”
Apr 6, 2019 · Just as in Westeros the King’s Road heads from King’s Landing to Winterfell and to beyond the wall, so in real life the Great North Road led all the way from London to Edinburgh—Castle Rock, as...
Jul 3, 2024 · The A Song of Ice and Fire novels that inspired Game of Thrones are loosely influenced by an important real-world conflict: the Wars of the Roses. That period of civil unrest spanned three decades in the 15th century, and it's easy to see the connection to George R.R. Martin’s work.
May 19, 2023 · The firs place worth visiting on Malta from Game of Thrones is the Fort St. Angelo. In real-life history, it served as a defensive structure, with its latest use being a shore establishment for the Royal Navy from the Second World War all the way to the late 70’s.
