Winter is coming? No. Winter is here ... Feel the cold, hear the wind blow, look through the fog and darkness ... Game of Thrones. The official exhibition has advanced the harsh winter in Madrid invading with its Seven Kingdoms a stage capable of transporting the unconditional followers of this series to their unreal world.
Original sets, costumes and costumes of the series have been installed in Space 5.1 of Ifema in the largest sample made to date in Spain of this theme and that includes, for the first time worldwide, pieces used by the main characters from the beginning to the last episode
At every step of the way, the mind travels inadvertently through each of the scenes that it has lived in front of the television. The atmosphere, the dim light, the sounds and the music surround the visitor, who immerses himself in the blink of an eye in the mythical lands of Westeros and Essos in a space in which he can also interact: photograph himself with Jon's sword Snow , climb the wall or leave your embalmed image in the Hall of Faces.
Hundreds of objects, except the "released" [ie stolen, in a good sense of the word] by the actors themselves are exhibited in a unique opportunity for fans of the HBO series to examine "the incredible pieces in which sometimes it is not repaired to see the story, ”said actor Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth), who presented this week the exhibition with Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), who described as authentic“ works of art for his great artistic and artisan level »the exhibits.
An aspect that also highlighted the costume designer, Michele Clapton , who praised the "level of industriousness and detail of the costumes", designed and created to show the power, or weakness, of each of the characters at different times .
During the tour you can discover the winter landscapes of the North and the tree-lined path of the Camino Real, find a garrison of Immaculate warriors and the iconic costumes of the Targaryen house, enter the House of Black and White, explore the Black Castle , home of the Night's Watch, or see the iconic Iron Throne .
The visit, divided into ten rooms, starts with a video with dramatic scenes from the series that gives access to the Winter Forest , where the exhibition really begins.
The maps and markers used by the nobles to warp their strategies and wars merge with the costumes of the characters at the beginning of the walk.
The King's Landing space runs through one of the most emblematic moments of the series, the fateful wedding of Joffrey Baratheon with Margaery Tyrell , recreated through the costumes of these characters. There you can also see Joffrey's Valyrian steel sword, Jaime Lannister's golden hand or the dagger that Arya Stark used to kill the King of the Night.
The Royal Road room, in addition to Sandor's gigantic costume Clegane and Needle , Arya Stark's sword, hosts the costumes and the daring of Stark family members in Winterfell used in recent seasons and never before exposed , such as Bran Stark wheelchair.
The Noble Houses of Westeros - Bolton, Baratheon, Gryjoy and Martell - are also present on this tour through the costumes worn by Stannis Baratheon or Shiren Baratheon's toy deer.
A dragon skull welcomes the House of the Targaryen, where Daenerys's white fur coat is displayed as well as her entourage's wardrobe and her immaculate warriors battalion . Dothraki weapons, wrought iron jewelry and dragon eggs are also among the curiosities of this space.
In the House of the horrific Black and White Room faces, lined, as in the series, with the faces of the dead preserved that are ready to be used by faceless men is.
Beyond the Wall , the home of giants, the Children of the Forest or the White Walkers, includes costumes of Bran Stark, Hodor and the King of the Night, as well as daggers of the savages and Vidriagón. And in The Wall you can see the costumes of Jon Snow and his sword Claw .
The exhibition concludes in the Throne Room , where between the dress that Cersei Lannister wore on the day of his elevator to the throne and the armor worn by Joffrey Baratheon in the Battle of Blackwater is the crown jewel: an exact replica of the famous Iron Throne.
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