The Tower of the Sun is one of the two towers of the Old Palace.
Layout
The Tower of the Sun has a dome of gold and leaded glass. Beneath the dome sits the throne room, a large round room with thick windows and many colored glass. The floors are made of pale marble.[1]
History
The Old Palace was built after the union of the Rhoynar with the Dornishmen, as the Sandship had been the seat of House Martell prior to Nymeria's War. The Old Palace's towers are built in the Rhoynish fashion.[2]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
While at the Water Gardens, Doran Martell, the Prince of Dorne, tasks his seneschal, Ricasso, with opening his apartments in the Tower of the Sun.[1]
Because of his gout, Doran must be carried by Areo Hotah up the long stone stairs of the Tower of the Sun when he returns to Sunspear.[1]
While a guest at Sunspear, Myrcella Baratheon has chambers in the Tower of the Sun.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne: Sunspear.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.