After weeks of preparation, Game of Thrones filming at the Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik, Croatia will begin today. Decorations have popped up gradually over time, with a mural appearing on the ground last week depicting the combined Lannister-Baratheon sigil that King’s Landing royalty uses. DuList was able to capture several images of the set as the finishing touches were placed on it before filming began.



Note the large sword in the lower-center of the above photo.

There are a few more photos at the source. Visit DuList to check them out. Now here’s another filming prep photo of a different sort: our Mountain, Hafthor Bjornsson shared a pic of his new look on Instagram.



Ours is the Fury: It looks like we will be seeing Thor’s face as Gregor after all if his hair’s been dyed. As for the DuList photos- the presence of the huge sword should confirm that the Hotel Belvedere set will be the shooting site for the scene that most have been guessing it will.