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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:

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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.

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“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.

Just admire the arch in all its past glory:

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And this is how it looks right now:

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The collapse doesn't exactly come as a surprise to authorities, who have been warning for years about the inevitable erosion of the 92-ft fragile structure.

However, a 2013 geological study concluded that there was no imminent danger of collapsing. Authorities recently introduced a €1,500 fine in a bid to stop people from walking across the landmark -- but it was largely ignored.

Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta tweeted:

And this how the national tourism authority mourned the loss:


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