How big is winterfell supposed to be?

Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive walls of grey granite with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them.
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How big was Winterfell?

Layout. Winterfell is a large stronghold extending across many acres of territory, defended by two layers of strong stone granite walls. The outer walls are 80 feet tall and the inner are more than 100 feet tall, with a wide moat located between them.
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How many square feet is Winterfell?

Using the door as a measuring stick (on the assumption that the average door is 72 inches wide) they figured out that the castle is 453,000 square feet – but we're not sure if they included the secret rooms behind the paintings. Factoring this all together they estimated its worth at $950,972,940 (£606,000,000).
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Is Winterfell the largest castle?

Winterfell is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, sporting several buildings, keeps, and granaries within its walls, plus an extensive park - the godswood - all of which is surrounded by not one, but two really high walls.
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How many people could fit in Winterfell?

As Theon says in Season 2 after seizing the castle, “Ned Stark always said 500 men could hold Winterfell again 10,000.” And as Tyrion thinks in A Clash of Kings, the second book in the series, Winterfell was “not as grotesquely huge as Harrenhal, nor as solid and impregnable to look at as Storm's End, yet there had ...
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How small is Winterfell?

Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, defended by two massive walls of grey granite with a wide moat between them. The outer wall is eighty feet high, while the inner is one hundred feet high, with a wide moat between them.
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Is Winterfell bigger than Harrenhal?

It is said that Winterfell is smaller than the Red Keep in King's Landing; and that Harrenhal dwarfs all the castles in the kingdom.
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Who is the richest family in Game of Thrones?

  • House Lannister (main income - gold)
  • House Tyrell(main trade- Agriculture)
  • House Martell(main trade- vines, brothels, agriculture) ...
  • House Stark(after re-taken from Boltons) ...
  • House Frey(main income- taxes, agriculture)
  • House GreyJoy (main income- pillaging, looting, sea treasuries)
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Who has the biggest castle in Game of Thrones?

Harrenhal is a huge castle, the largest one in all of Westeros, though it is also the most ill-omened. It is located on the northern shore of the Gods Eye lake at the heart of the Riverlands, south of the River Trident and northwest of King's Landing.
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Is harrenhal bigger than the Red Keep?

Harrenhal has the largest chamber in Westeros, even larger than the Red Keep's throne room. The Crown chose it as the location of the Great Council of 101 AC because it did not know how many would attend, and wanted a hall for at least five hundred lords and their entourages; more than a thousand came.
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How big is King's Landing?

Population. King's Landing is the largest city in Westeros, with a population of 500,000.
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How much would it cost to build Winterfell?

First, GMHD.ie had to determine the cost of rebuilding the three-acre fortress and its surrounding structures. With the help of engineers, GMHD.ie was able to reach the approximate amount of over €895 million (about US$1.01 billion).
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How long did it take to build Winterfell?

So that's 10 years.
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How big is Westeros in miles?

The Daily Dot also puts Westeros' north-south length at 3,420 miles and its east-west width at 1,410 miles. This is only about half the length of South America.
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How big are the 7 kingdoms in Game of Thrones?

The Seven Kingdoms: 3,062,967 miles² (square miles)

The Reach is often compared to France (247,270 miles²), but in fact is almost twice the size in area. Dorne is often compared to Spain (192,660 miles²) but is only almost twice the size in area.
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How old is Winterfell?

Background. According to legend, House Stark has held Winterfell for 8,000 years, though it has been considerably expanded upon over the centuries. It was said to have been built by House Stark's founder, Bran the Builder, during the Age of Heroes, who was also said to have constructed the Wall and even Storm's End.
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What is the strongest castle in Westeros?

Harrenhal. Harrenhal was constructed before the Conquest by King Harren the Black, ruler of the Iron Islands and the Riverlands. The extremely proud Harren created Harrenhal to be the greatest of all castles, larger and stronger than any other stronghold.
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How big is Harrenhal?

Harrenhal is enormous: if it's three times the size of Winterfell, that means it's 270,000 square meters.
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What are the 7 castles in Game of Thrones?

  • Horn Hill. Location: The Reach.
  • Winterfell. Location: The North. ...
  • The Red Keep. Location: The Crownlands. ...
  • The Twins. Location: The Riverlands. ...
  • Moat Cailin. Location: The North. ...
  • The Dreadfort. Location: The North. ...
  • Castle Black. Location: The North. ...
  • Harrenhal. Location: The Riverlands. Current ruler: Vacant. ...
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Who is the poorest house of Game of Thrones?

Game Of Thrones: Great Houses Ranked From Poorest To Richest (& How Much They're Worth)
  1. 1 House Lannister.
  2. 2 House Tyrell. ...
  3. 3 House Targaryen. ...
  4. 4 House Tully. ...
  5. 5 House Baratheon. ...
  6. 6 House Martell. ...
  7. 7 House Arryn. ...
  8. 8 House Stark. ...
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Who is richer Tyrell or Lannister?

Goldbugs in Westeros: House Tyrell is richer than House Lannister.
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Who is the strongest house in Game of Thrones?

1. House Targaryen. Right now, the most powerful house in Westeros is House Targaryen. Daenerys Targaryen has two giant dragons who obey her every command.
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Did Tywin know it was Arya?

Tywin knew she was a northerner and high-born to boot. But he didn't know she was that northerner or that highborn, or he would never have let her escape. But then again, he hadn't been in King's Landing the season prior to actually know her as Ned Stark's daughter.
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How long does it take to get from Winterfell to Kings Landing?

WINTERFELL TO KING'S LANDING is 1,651 miles: So, basically, that means an army should typically take 165 days with no days off, sufficient food supply, no weather problems and no sickness or attacks. Preferably, also not straight after a gruelling all-night battle with undead wights. Sansa had a point.
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How cold is Winterfell?

Winterfell sees mostly cold rain, but also a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, depending upon the setup. More mild and rainy on the west coast and south near the Neck. From the Wall north would see almost exclusively frozen precipitation (snow, sleet, freezing rain).
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