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[[Tyrion]] thinks that the red temple in Old [[Volantis]] has got to be 3 times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor.
 
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[[Cersei]] is imprisoned in a cell, high up in one of the 7 towers of the Great Sept of Baelor.
 
[[Cersei]] is imprisoned in a cell, high up in one of the 7 towers of the Great Sept of Baelor.
During her walk of shame [[Cerise]] thinks to herself that to look at the statue of Baelor you’d never guess what a fool he’d been. She thinks it’s a wonder his statue does not crumble at the sight of her bare breasts. {{Ref|aDwD|65}}
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During her walk of shame [[Cersei]] thinks to herself that to look at the statue of Baelor you’d never guess what a fool he’d been. She thinks it’s a wonder his statue does not crumble at the sight of her bare breasts. {{Ref|aDwD|65}}
  
  

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Great septon of Baelor by Marc Simonetti ©
Bell tower in the plaza outside the Sept

The Great Sept of Baelor, also called the Sept of Baelor, is the center of religious worship for the Faith of the Seven and the seat of the High Septon of the Faith. It is located in King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. It is named after the Septon King Baelor the Blessed.


Description

It lies atop Visenya's hill within King's Landing. It has seven crystal towers, each of which has bells. Only on momentous occasions, such as the death of a king, are all of them rung.[1]

Statue of Baelor I

A statue of Baelor I stands in a white marble plaza before the sept, he stands tall and serene upon his plinth; his face is a study of benevolence. [2] It has two towering gilded statues of the Father and the Mother, between which a royal bride and groom place themselves for their wedding vows and large gardens, capable of holding hundreds[3]

Interior

Within the Great Sept, there are several sets of doors. Through the Father's Doors, the septons enter the sept. Through the Mother's Doors, the septas enter. Through the Stranger's Doors, the silent sisters enter.[4] On entering the Great Sept of Baelor, one passes beneath colored globes of leaded glass in the Hall of Lamps[5] With floors made out of marble and great windows of leaded, colored glass, and the seven altars are set about with candles[3] through the double-doors is the sept-proper, with seven broad aisles which meet beneath the dome of glass, gold, and crystal.[5]

Below

Below are the tombs where, Kings are laid to rest., cells for penitents[3] and the vaults that hold costly vestments, rings, crystal crowns, and other treasures of the Faith.[3]

History

References in the books

A Game of Thrones

Eddard Stark is taken to the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor where, unbeknownst to him, Yoren, his daughter Arya Stark, and the disguised Ser Barristan Selmy were amongst the crowd. Eddard made a false public confession but the plan went awry when King Joffrey declared that Eddard must be executed, to the evident shock of Cersei, Varys, and the High Septon. Ilyn Payne beheaded Eddard Stark on the steps with his own greatsword, Ice.

A Clash of Kings

Thousands jam the Great Sept of Baelor prior to the Battle of the Blackwater.

A Storm of Swords

A Feast for Crows

Lord Tywin Lannister’s body rested under the Great Sept’s lofty dome of glass and gold and crystal, upon a stepped marble bier. At its head Jaime stood vigil. Lord Tywin Lannister’s corpse stunk so badly no one had been able to enter the Great Sept of Baelor for days afterward.

A Dance with Dragons

Tyrion thinks that the red temple in Old Volantis has got to be 3 times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor. Cersei is imprisoned in a cell, high up in one of the 7 towers of the Great Sept of Baelor. During her walk of shame Cersei thinks to herself that to look at the statue of Baelor you’d never guess what a fool he’d been. She thinks it’s a wonder his statue does not crumble at the sight of her bare breasts. [2]


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