You May Also Like These Photo GalleriesYou May Also Like These Photo GalleriesIf there’s one thing “Game of Thrones” is known for other than dragons — it’s the Iron Throne. In the books, the chair is forged from 1,000 swords. The person who sits in it is considered the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s become so iconic that magazines and fans have commissioned their own versions of it. There are several promotional versions that travel the world for fans to sit on and take photos with at “Game of Thrones” events. HBO was even selling a version of the chair for $32,000. While the HBO version is the one fans and audiences may be most familiar with, author George R.R. Martin explained how no one ever gets the iconic throne correct during a panel Sunday evening at the 92Y in New York City for new book, “The World of Ice & Fire.” He says while numerous replicas exist throughout the world, they don’t depict the throne he had in mind while writing the series.
“Nobody ever got it right,” said Martin. “There were comic book versions, and there were versions in the card game and the board game, and there were versions on the cover [of books], and there were versions that were done for conventions. The very first … there was a wooden one that I sat on in 1996 … but none of them were ever really right.” He says one person did come close, though. French artist Marc Simonetti impressed Martin so much that he collaborated with him until he produced a portrait depicting his actual vision. “Even his first one wasn’t right, but since he was the closest, I worked with him,” said Martin. “We got the book and he and I went back and forth a half dozen times to get something I could say, ‘Yeah, this is absolutely right.’” Martin described at the panel how the throne is supposed to look: “I said repeatedly the Iron Throne is huge. It towers over the room like a great beast. It’s put together by blacksmiths not by craftsmen and experts in furniture manufacturing.
You have to walk the iron steps and when a king sits on it he’s like 10 feet above everybody else … He’s in this raised position looking down on everyone.” Back in 2013, Martin shared his thoughts on HBO’s adaptation of the iconic throne in a blog post saying that while it’s great, it’s not technically correct. “The HBO throne has become iconic. And well it might. It’s a terrific design, and it has served the show very well. There are replicas and paperweights of it in three different sizes. I have all those replicas right here, sitting on my shelves. And yet, and yet… it’s still not right. It’s not the Iron Throne I see when I’m working on THE WINDS OF WINTER. It’s not the Iron Throne I want my readers to see.” Martin told fans at the panel that’s not the show’s fault. They could never replicate on screen the image he has in his mind. “Now, you can’t do this in the TV show. It’s not something I criticize HBO for. The thrones they have are enormously large and cumbersome to move and expensive to build,” said Martin.
“To build this monstrosity, would blow the budget of an entire episode and it wouldn’t fit in the set.” “Our program is in the Paint Hall in Belfast in Northern Ireland,” he added. “The Paint Hall is the largest sound stage in Europe. It [was] originally part of the old Portland Wolff shipyard where they built the Titanic. We’ve divided it into a number of pods and our throne room is in one of them. It’s a very large set, but it’s not large enough.” There is one place he could see a real-life throne existing. “If they would give us St. Paul’s cathedral … after a year, build a giant throne like that and dominate the entire thing, go halfway to the ceiling, then you could get the Iron Throne the way it’s described in the book,” said Martin. “This is the difference between books and television.” “The World of Ice & Fire” will be released Oct. 28.Game of Throne Fans take your seat on the Iron Throne. Have you ever dreamed of being a King, Queen or Khaleesi?
Do you love the worldwide Book & TV hit Game of Thrones, where you win or you die? Unlike Ned Stark, there is no need to lose your head to achieve your dream of sitting on the iconic Iron Throne of the Kingdom of Westeros, as it will be in Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick on Saturday July 23rd to Sunday 24th, open to the public to take their seat on the Iron Throne exclusively at the Crescent Shopping Centre. Fancosmic’s ‘Iron Throne Experience’ is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Calling it “impressive” is an understatement. On the epic Game of Thrones TV show, the Iron Throne was constructed by Aegon I Targaryen, the first king of the Seven Kingdoms. He made it from the swords surrendered by his enemies. Legend has it, it’s made of a thousand swords that took 59 days to hammer out into a throne. Spikes and jagged edges in every direction make this one very intimidating lounge. Fancosmic’s HBO licensed replica measures over 7’4” in height, 5’11” in depth and 5’5″ in width.
Also on display are HBO licensed replicas the Crown of Joffrey Baratheon and Jaime Lannister’s sword. Tickets available at event from €10 include seated professional photos. Why not dress up for the occasion, and take a photo with your henchmen or handmaidens? The only decision is what house colours will you wear? One Person sit on Iron Throne includes 4/6 photos via email. One Person sit on Iron Throne posing with Joffrey’s Crown & Jaime Lannister Sword replicas includes 6/8 photos via email. Four Persons sit on Iron Throne includes 4/6 photos each via email. Be the envy of all your social media friends, take your seat on the Iron Throne #Winteriscoming #GOT Times: Saturday 10am – 6pm & Sunday 12pm to 6pm. See www.ironthrone.ie for more. Please note: The throne is operated and managed by Fancosmic Ltd along with ticketing and queries.Global Investors Oppose State 'Bathroom Bill' Migrants Cast As Boogeyman In Political Narrative Central-South Texas Hit Hard By Storms
U-Haul Offers Free Storage To Storm Victims Support For Trump Grows In Texas Researchers Cast Doubt On Earth's Iron Formation El Arroyo Sign Out Of Commission After Storms Texas 'Bathroom Bill' Widely Opposed Select to search all Patches Get Your 'Game Of Thrones' Fix At SXSW In Austin HBO has set up a version of the Westeros world right in the heart of downtown. AUSTIN, TX -- Every year at SXSW, the plethora of offerings increasingly becomes more focused in appealing to as wide an audience as humanly possible. The dizzying array can be seen in the official program, which is less a program than it is magnum opus. In many instances, offerings are self-serving bits of promotion for companies (even though fans don’t seem to care about the crass commercialism).Case in point: HBO has set up its iteration of the Games of Thrones world Westeros on the streets of downtown Austin. Call it SXSWesteros.HBO is here during the massive SXSW festival to promote the April 24 premiere of its mega-hit show.
To do that, they have set up an immersive site at Lavaca and 5th streets where lines of fans attest to its popularity. “Step inside the House of Black and White and experience the Hall of Faces by ‘becoming No One,’ ” HBO officials beckon.Upon entering, fans have their picture taken. An app produces their GOT portrait before it’s projected along dozens of others on several towers. The gimmick is a reference to a major plot element of the series to be featured prominently during the upcoming season. Visitors to the makeshift GOT lair also can “...peer into Melisandre’s Flames” in getting their advance peek into the upcoming season. Fans also get to sit on the throne -- the Iron Throne that is, for those in the know -- and pose with Needle (that’s Arya’s sword). A sampling of costumes from the shows in available for viewing as well.The whole setup is at 213 W. 5th Street, and is accessible to SXSW badge holders until Monday. >>> Photo by Tony Cantu More from Downtown Austin-UT Patch