A Weave of Ice and Fire: Tourism Ireland Reveals Beautiful Tapestry Showcasing Northern Ireland’s Links With Game of Thrones®

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17 Jul, 2017, 12:00 GMT

DUBLIN, July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Game of Thrones® season 7 has finally hit the screens. Northern Ireland is one of the main filming locations for the hit TV series, and to immortalise the unforgettable series locations, from Winterfell to the Iron Islands, Tourism Ireland has unveiled a giant, 77-metre long, Bayeux-style tapestry.

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Tourism Ireland unveils giant, 77-metre long, Bayeux-style tapestry to celebrate Game of Thrones® season 7. (PRNewsfoto/Tourism Ireland)
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Explore "Game of Thrones Tapestry" and share with friends using the official app. (PRNewsfoto/Tourism Ireland)
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Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. (PRNewsfoto/Tourism Ireland)
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The epic tapestry brings to life the trials and tribulations of the show's characters in its most heroic and infamous scenes.  

The tapestry is made with linen from Northern Ireland and depicts Game of Thrones® seasons 1 to 6 - with blood red weddings, golden Lannister hair, emerald green wildfire, cold-blue White Walkers and jet black ravens. To explore the tapestry, visit http://www.ireland.com/tapestry .

The tapestry will be displayed in the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which will be open to the public from Saturday 22nd July, 2017.

As season 7 unfolds, new sections of the tapestry will be revealed each week, capturing key events from the previous episodes. Tourism Ireland will unveil and share these new sections via social media, where fans will be able to watch time-lapse footage and cinemagraphs as new segments are created.

To learn more about the tapestry, fans can visit Tourism Ireland's website, Ireland.com - where an interactive 'Northern Ireland Game of Thrones® Tapestry' app will allow followers to zoom in and explore details of the tapestry in full, reliving some of the best scenes from previous episodes.

Fans can use the Game of Thrones® Tapestry app to share favourite scenes with friends via social media and can link to pages showing where they were filmed in Northern Ireland.

Tips on how to plan a behind the scenes visit to Game of Thrones® Territory, can also be found on http://www.ireland.com/gameofthrones.

To learn more about Game of Thrones® filming locations in Northern Ireland and explore the new tapestry app, visit http://www.ireland.com/features/game-of-thrones-tapestry/