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In the Maghreb glazed tiles were used to cover the whole of the roof, specially in green Various mosques in Fez and nearby towns In game this style could be translated easily. Green and white trimmining, however, can look chunky. This is why it should be reserved to bigger buildings, so it...

ADR 1: Glazed tiles and colored roofing in al-Ándalus and the Maghreb Tiles (tejas) were one of the most used roofing options in Moorish Iberia. The most common was the Monk and Nun style (known as teja árabe in Spanish, I know, shocking), which can be traced back before Romans expanded its use...

Azulejo's Dorne Repository Welcome everyone! As many of you already know, I have quite a soft spot for Dorne. Thus, many of the ideas and propositons I make tend to be about this single region of Westeros. That's why I decided to create this thread: here I will be posting any inspiration or...

Prague's astronomical clock is from the XV century, just saying... That being said I don't remember if there's any mention of clock towers outside Westeros. If that's true, then I think it should be left as a distinct feature of whatever location is from. Regarding the theatre, while is true...

Hagia Sophia and Florence Cathedral use it too.

Well, apparently they were influeced by some kind of North African tradition, so... There are many lookout towers in Spanish cities that trace back to al-Ándalus, but used for leisure and viewing the landscape. But that's for another time ;) EDIT: I would make a post about it in inspo.

Some may remember that some time ago the possibility of incorporating towers like the ones on Bologna or San Gimignano was mentioned. I really like the idea, and it could be used as a way to add character to certains neighborhoods and districs of the city. There were 2 main explanations exposed...

Azulejo's attempt at scale modeling Soooo I saw there are many small reproductions of the Starry Sept around the test world, each representing different plans for the buiding. I still don't have the launcher, but I wanted to give it a try too, so I built a model in Vanilla MC. Map Legend Red...

Many people right know are testing or applying for one of the many islands off the coast of the Arbor. This reminded me of an island near Alicante, in the Mediterranean, that may be very useful inspo for someone, before everyone finishes: Nueva Tabarca. Nueva Tabarca, Tabarca or Isla Plana is a...

Ahhh okay, I saw it on the pictures but I assumed it was a small sept because of the faith banner. EDIT: Nvm, I see where's the real one, makes much more sense. Love how lowkey it is, really gives off the vibe of a allowed religon but with restrictions and mainly for outsiders. Very cool. I...

Have you considered joining our lord, giver of light, R'hllor? Dorne is the only region of Westeros were Red Temples are found outside of the main cities. Not all settlement in the region needs to have one, but given the fact that it seems to be one of the main comercial hubs and how you related...

Kind of related with the discussion. Right now the town uses white/grey stone as its main material. Whenever the pink set is finished and the walls changed, will any buildings inside change too? Canon only states that the Maidenpool walls are pink (which may suggest they are something...

I adjunted San Bartolomeo because the use of black stone as a façade decoration. The patterns it shows, although beautiful, most likely won't end up in the final sept, as it has been clarified in the discussion above (they aren't exactly canon, the sept is black, that's it). Maybe the front...

That would enhance the fact that is old and constantly growing. Jakethesnake's tests did that and that's one of the things I liked the most about them. Btw, looking at cathedrals in Italy I came across two that may be of interest: San Bartolomeo di Patti (really like the black stone, very...

As a guest I would say one of the biggest achievements of this server are gradients. The way the Red Keep, Winterfell or even a small house look so good and realistic while using just one or two materials is amazing to me. Personally my push on the marble patterned sept is divided between the...

Thats a great idea! Also, the use of different cuts of stone as decorations fits perfectly the ancient-southmediterranean-byzantine vibe that we look for Oldtown. Many buildings in Byzantium use those horizontal lines (mainly brick-stone-brick). And it could be justified as a way to reduce the...

I'm joking plz don't get mad

Regarding the layout of the complex, Old Saint Peter's Basilica may be a great candidate. It is distributed in a narrow, long plot, in similar fashion to what we currently have in Oldtown. Pope's palace is integrated inside, as well as many service an d religious buildings build by the Catholic...

There's some beautiful black marble in Basque Country, known as Negro Marquina. I still think the use of a stone other than marble is the best, as Elduwin said.