The plaza outside the Great Sept is a great plaza in front of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing.
Layout
The plaza outside the Great Sept is made of white marble and features a statue of King Baelor the Blessed standing tall and serene upon a plinth, his face a study of benevolence.[1] Large gardens, capable of holding hundreds of people, surround the sept,[2] and marble steps lead up to the building.[3]
History
During the wedding of Robert I Baratheon and Cersei Lannister, a crowd of thousands gathered on the plaza outside the Great Sept to cheer for the couple. When Robert remarked that every face was smiling, Cersei noticed that her brother Jaime was not.[4]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Having heard that Lord Eddard Stark is being carried to the Great Sept of Baelor, Arya Stark runs to the plaza, which is swarmed by a solid mass of people, all of whom witness as Ned is beheaded after falsely confessing to treason. Arya, however, is found in the crowd by Yoren of the Night's Watch, who saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution.[5]
A Storm of Swords
When King Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell leave the Great Sept after their royal wedding, Ser Addam Marbrand and his gold cloaks provide a guard for the couple, holding back the crowd in the plaza.[6]
A Feast for Crows
During the funeral of Tywin Lannister in the Great Sept, Ser Addam drew up his gold cloaks across the plaza to guard the horses and the litters.[3][7]
Sparrows gather in the Great Sept's plaza and beneath its doors, piling up bones and skulls beneath the statue of Baelor the Blessed.[4]
The Queens Margaery and Cersei Lannister are both imprisoned by the Faith Militant at the Great Sept of Baelor, but the mob in the plaza only screams for Margaery's name.[8]
A Dance with Dragons
Smallfolk and Poor Fellows crowd the plaza during Cersei's walk of atonement from the Great Sept to the Red Keep.[1]
Quotes
Cersei: Have you seen what they have done to Blessed Baelor's statue? They befoul the plaza with their pigs and goats and night soil.
High Sparrow: Night soil can be washed away more easily than blood, Your Grace. If the plaza was befouled, it was befouled by the execution that was done here.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 65, Cersei II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 65, Arya V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 59, Sansa IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.