Red Keep Interior, Courtyard

The courtyard was the 2nd section I worked on for the vast Red Keep set with Production Designer Jim Clay. Initially we began trying something quite far removed from what we knew in Game of Thrones, but Miguel and Ryan realised they wanted something more faithful and recognisable to the courtyard we knew from the show before. The final version we see in House of the Dragon is the same width and length as what we had in Belfast for GoT, but the arches are taller with double pillars making it feel much grander!

Courtyard view from Balcony, final version

Courtyard view from Balcony, final version

Courtyard cloister

Courtyard cloister

Earlier versions for the courtyard area,  including a cloister

Earlier versions for the courtyard area, including a cloister