Cathedral Square lay north of Tradesmen's Terrace. It could be said that Cathedral Square was the true center of all Stormwind, situated at the very heart of the city and connected to every other district except the Valley of Heroes.
To demonstrate Stormwind's regard for the Holy Light faith, the cost of building Cathedral Square during the city's reconstruction had even surpassed that of the Mage Quarter, second only to Stormwind Keep.
The entire Cathedral Square had been built from pristine white marble to highlight the nobility and brilliance of the Holy Light.
It was precisely because Cathedral Square was steeped in religious atmosphere, coupled with the severe blow dealt to the Holy Light faith after Archbishop Benedictus's true identity had been exposed, that Tyrande Whisperwind, the Night Warrior, had led the Silverwing Sentinels to occupy this place.
The prayers to the Holy Light once offered by paladins and priests within the Cathedral of Light had vanished, replaced by Night Elves who worshipped Elune, the moon goddess.
When Garrosh Hellscream, Warchief of the Warsong Clan, led the Kor'kron forces across the bridge from Tradesmen's Terrace and into Cathedral Square, the Cathedral of Light—which even Night Elves devoted to Druidic teachings would stop to admire—received not the slightest approval from Garrosh Hellscream.
"Is this Stormwind's Cathedral of Light? I still think the Scourge's Cathedral of Darkness on Icecrown Glacier looks better. At least the Cathedral of Darkness has spikes and is made of steel, not this useless marble." Back when he had served as Warchief of the Warsong Offensive, Garrosh Hellscream had been deeply awed by Icecrown Citadel and the Cathedral of Darkness, both forged from Saronite. Though he detested the Scourge, the Cathedral of Darkness and Icecrown Citadel were indeed magnificent, beyond the power of mortals to build.
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