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The '''Garden of Reverent Contemplation''' was a sanctuary within [[High Charity]], the holy city of the [[Covenant]]. | The '''Garden of Reverent Contemplation''' was a sanctuary within [[High Charity]], the holy city of the [[Covenant]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Use=== | ===Use=== | ||
The chamber was believed to be a place of thought and worship dedicated to the [[High Prophet of Truth]], with a large stone statue of the [[Hierarch]] in the center of the room. The intention of the Garden of Reverent Contemplation was quiet solitude in honor of the High Prophet of Truth.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/high-charity '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Charity'']</ref> | The chamber was believed to be a place of thought and worship dedicated to the [[High Prophet of Truth]], with a large stone statue of the [[Hierarch]] in the center of the room. The intention of the Garden of Reverent Contemplation was quiet solitude in honor of the High Prophet of Truth.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/high-charity '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Charity'']</ref> | ||
The garden was also meant as a refuge for thought and meditation by senior [[Prelate]]s in the Prophet hierarchy. In its silent halls they could seek the solace of spirituality while contemplating the mysteries of the [[Forerunner]]s. A large tree taken from an unknown Forerunner location stood at the center of the garden as a symbol to signify life.<ref name="Map Pack">'''[[Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack manual]]'''</ref> | |||
== | ===Records and War Games=== | ||
During the [[Fall of High Charity|fall]] of High Charity in [[2552#November|November 2552]], data on the Garden of Reverent Contemplation was captured and transmitted to remote nodes by {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, even after captured by the [[Flood]], in an effort to accumulate as much knowledge as possible on High Charity and the nearby [[Installation 05]] as possible before the ship was completely lost. This captured data would later be used to create a [[War Games]] simulation for [[Spartan]] supersoldiers to allow them to hone their combat skills with the chamber's impressive symmetry and multiple levels.<ref name="universe"/> | |||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The Garden of Reverent Contemplation is the setting for the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[multiplayer]] map "[[Gemini]]".<ref name="universe"/><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer map, ''[[Gemini]]''</ref> | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{High Charity Locations}} | {{High Charity Locations}} | ||
[[Category:High Charity locations]] | [[Category:High Charity locations]] | ||