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>> IT DIDNT LOOK LIKE MUCH AT THE BEGINNING. JULIE: WHAT STARTED AS AN ALUMINUM SHELL, NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS. A MADE TO SCALE REPLICA OF THE INFAMOUS THRONE FROM THE HBO H SERIES “GAME OF THRONES” ANTHONY WILLIAMS, AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE KNIGHT SCHOOL OF WELDING SAYS IT TOOK 110 MAN HOURS, OVER TWO MONTHS TO CREATE. AND THEY HAD A DEADLINE. STUDENT MICHAEL HAYES REQUESTED THE PIECE FOR HIS WEDDING LAST FALL. >> THE “GAME OF THRONES” SHOW IS ONE OF TE FIRST THINGS MY WIFE AND I BONDED OVER. ITS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO US I WAS IN WELDING SCHOOL AT THE TIME AND I WAS LIKE, I KNOW AT THE SCHOOL WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> HE SAID, HEY, DO YOU GUYS THINK WE’LL BE ABLE TO BUILD A THRONE FOR MY WEDDING? I DREW IT UP, DECIDED TO BUILD IT OUT OF ALUMINIUM TO KEEP IT LIGHT, BECAUSE IF WE BUILT I OUT OF STEEL, IT WOULD PRETT MUCH STAY WHEREVER IT SAT. JULIE: THE FINISHED, 200-POUND THRONE HAS BETWEEN 300-400 SWORDS WELDED ON AND IS EXACTLY WHAT HAYES ENVISIONED. IT ALSO MADE FOR SOME PRETTY FANTASTIC WEDDING PHOTOS. >> EVERYONE'S REALLY BLOWN AWAY AT HOW INTRICATE AND LARGE IT IS BECAUSE IT’S MASSIVE, BUT WE DID A LOT OF DETAIL WORK, TOO. BESIDES THE AWESOME FACT THAT MY WIFE PRETTY MUCH DOES LOOK LIKE DANERYS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHES IN HER GETTUP, SO IT MADE IT ALL THE MORE AWESOME WHEN I COULD SEE HER SITTING IN THE THRONE AND DOING HER THING. IT'S JUST BEEN AWESOME. JULIE: WILLIAMS SAYS IT’S ARGUABLY MORE AUTHENTIC THAN THE SHOW’S MODEL, WHICH IS MADE OUT OF FIBER GLASS. >> ITS SELF GRATIFYING IT'S SEFISHLY THRILLING TO PRODUCE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. JULIE: HAYES GIVES ALL THE CREDIT TO THE KNIGHT WELDING SCHOOL, WHICH FULLY FUNDED THE ROUGHLY $7,000 PROJECT. >> I CANT THINK OF ANOTHER PLACE THAT WOULD LET YOU DO THIS. I WALKED UP TO THE OWNER AND SAID, I WANTED TO DO THIS FOR MY WIFE, AND HE SAYS, OK I GOT YOUR BACK, LET'S DO THIS. IT'S AWESOME. JULIE: SO, NATURALLY, WE HAD TO ASK MIKE, WHO HE THINKS WILL SIT ON THE IRON THRONE AT THE END, AND GET THIS, FANS, HE SAID, NO ONE. YOU CAN READ HIS THEORY NOW ON WLKY.COM. I'M JULIE DOLAN, WLKY NE

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Hey, "Game of Thrones" fans. Ever wanted to sit on the coveted Iron Throne? Well, now is your chance.There's a life-sized replica stowed away in Louisville and you can rent it. Michael Hayes, 32, is a student at the Knight School of Welding. He and his instructors worked for nearly 110 hours over two months to make the 200-pound throne from the show that became an international sensation. "We cut out every individual sword," Hayes said. There are 400 of them.It's made of aluminum, because if it were made of steel, "it would pretty much stay wherever it sat," Hayes said.So why'd he do it? Love, of course. Hayes said it was a gift for his wife, Kacie, for their wedding day."The show is one of the first things my wife and I bonded over. It's a really important thing to us," Hayes said.They featured the throne prominently at their wedding, making for the perfect photo op for the pair, who look eerily similar to main characters Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen."Besides the awesome fact that my wife pretty much does look like Daenerys, especially when she's in her get-up ... it made it all the more awesome when I could see her sitting in the throne and doing her thing. It's just been awesome," Hayes said.One of Hayes' instructors, Anthony Williams, said their throne is arguably more authentic than the show's model, which is made out of fiberglass.The Knight School of Welding completely funded the roughly $7,000 project.Now, they're letting others in on the fun.The throne has been rented out to several different events, like watch parties and even the Arnold Classic. Yes, the Terminator himself sat on the throne.If you want to rent it yourself, just reach out to Hayes via email: mqhayes1@yahoo.comAs the final season of the epic show is now underway, we asked Hayes who he thinks will sit on the throne at the end. Here's his theory:“I personally don’t think the Iron Throne is going to make it. You never know with that show, but I really think the whole point of it is to make people think and inspire change and that’s the one big crux of the show that’s a problem - is people wanting the throne and I think that’s a big message for people... is that once that throne goes away, you see what people are really made of again.”