<P> The first season's southern scenes were filmed in Malta, a change in location from the pilot episode's Moroccan sets . The city of Mdina was used for King's Landing . Filming was also done at Fort Manoel (representing the Sept of Baelor), at the Azure Window on the island of Gozo (the Dothraki wedding site) and at San Anton Palace, Fort Ricasoli, Fort St. Angelo and St. Dominic monastery (all used for scenes in the Red Keep). </P> <P> Filming of the second season's southern scenes shifted from Malta to Croatia, where the city of Dubrovnik and nearby locations allowed exterior shots of a walled, coastal medieval city . The Walls of Dubrovnik and Fort Lovrijenac were used for scenes in King's Landing and the Red Keep . The island of Lokrum, the St. Dominic monastery in the coastal town of Trogir, the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik, and the Dubac quarry (a few kilometers east) were used for scenes set in Qarth . Scenes set north of the Wall, in the Frostfangs and at the Fist of the First Men, were filmed in November 2011 in Iceland: on the Vatnajökull glacier near Smyrlabjörg, the Svínafellsjökull glacier near Skaftafell and the Mýrdalsjökull glacier near Vik on Höfðabrekkuheiði . </P> <P> Third - season production returned to Dubrovnik, with the Walls of Dubrovnik, Fort Lovrijenac and nearby locations again used for scenes in King's Landing and the Red Keep . Trsteno Arboretum, a new location, is the garden of the Tyrells in King's Landing . The third season also returned to Morocco (including the city of Essaouira) to film Daenerys' scenes in Essos . Dimmuborgir and the Grjótagjá cave in Iceland were used as well . One scene, with a live bear, was filmed in Los Angeles . The production used three units (Dragon, Wolf and Raven) filming in parallel, six directing teams, 257 cast members and 703 crew members . </P> <P> The fourth season returned to Dubrovnik and included new locations, including Diocletian's Palace in Split, Klis Fortress north of Split, Perun quarry east of Split, the Mosor mountain range, and Baška Voda further south . Thingvellir National Park in Iceland was used for the fight between Brienne and the Hound . Filming took 136 days and ended on November 21, 2013 . The fifth season added Seville, Spain, used for scenes of Dorne, as well as Córdoba . </P>

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