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'Game of Thrones' replica to be built in Dubai
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As the hit series Game of Thrones is set to return for its sixth season on April 24, a Middle Eastern consortium announced plans to build a scale replica of the fictional world of Westeros off the coast of Dubai.
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inter is coming to Dubai, apparently. As the hit series Game of Thrones is set to return for its sixth season on April 24, a Middle Eastern consortium announced plans to build a scale replica of the fictional world of Westeros off the coast of Dubai.
The climate differences between Dubai and Westeros are certainly obstacles for the developer, but according to telegraph.co.uk dredged sand would be used to create the island and a vast irrigation system would allow soil, grass and trees to be planted to recreate the rolling hills and forests seen in the hit HBO TV series.
The project will include reconstruction of King's Landing and the Wall. Snow cannon will be utilized to create the lands beyond the Wall.
Visitors can also opt to stay overnight at campsites around Winterfell or in a luxury hotel at Casterly Rock. There are possibilities that Komodo dragons from Indonesia will stand in for the fictional fire-breathing kind and that actual actors from the series will pay visits.
Sheikh Yousuf Bin Had, the chief executive of Fropal Oil, one of the project's biggest financial backers, revealed that the development could begin within the year and the cost was estimated at more than US$12 billion. (kes)
