This iconic Game of Thrones location just collapsed into the sea

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Remember the first episode of Game of Thrones? 

The Dothraki wedding between Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo takes place in a stunning location, with a picturesque limestone arch as a backdrop. 

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Here's another scene from that first episode, featuring Ser Jorah Mormont:

Image: HBO

Sadly that arch, known as the Azure Window or Dwejra Window, is no more. 

It collapsed into the Mediterranean sea after heavy storms battered Malta's island of Gozo for days. 

“There was a big raging sea beneath the window. Suddenly, the arch collapsed into the sea with a loud whoomph, throwing up a huge spray. By the time the spray had faded, the stack had gone too,” Ronald Chessell, a resident of Xagħra, a village on Gozo, told the Times of Malta. Read more...

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