Let’s ask ourselves a good question, what is the sacred grounds in the breath of the wild? What makes it so “Sacred” to begin with? The only use that we ever see of this location in the game is when Link is knighted by Zelda before the calamity. Other than that, it is surrounded by mystery. So, let’s dive into the things that we know already and try to find any hidden details in the mix. First the location, it is in front of the castle town, but more importantly, it is the center of Hyrule. Go ahead check it out on your map, it is the center of the entire game’s overworld. To most people that seems nothing, but to other people in the gaming community, it is a big thing to the point that some games like Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls have small to large monuments to signify that “This point” is the center of the Overworld. The next thing is that you cannot place the Travel Medallion on the pedestal thing in the Sacred Grounds. I don’t know if this is done intentionally or if it was a mistake by the developers BUT it is a bit strange for this to happen since the item is supposed to let you place it on MOST areas, but in this case, it is pleased outside of the pedestal. Speaking about the pedestal, it has the Triforce on it. But also, you have the insignias for the other three golden goddesses; Farore, Din, and Nayru. The thing that makes this special is that I can only find 2 other locations where you can find the same exact emblem with the Triforce with the three golden goddesses. The temple of time at the Great Plateau, and the gate to the Castle. With all of that said, let’s put things together. So the name of the location is “The sacred Grounds”, It is the location were Link is officially appointed Zelda’s personal knight, The location of the sight in question is the center point of the overworld, you cannot place the Travel Medallion in the center pedestal, and the center pedestal has the Triforce and the insignia of all three golden goddesses jest like the ones on the temple of time and the front gate to the castle (I think)…well I have two possible answers for what is the sacred grounds. My first possible answer is that this is the original location of the temple of time. Heare me out on this. The original purpose for the temple of time was to hold the entrance to the sacred realm that held the Triforce, that also means that it is the resting place for the Master sword during Ocarina of time AND twilight princess. This would explain why the pedestal of time is not present in the game and the pedestal in front of the Deku Tree does not look as grand or clean for that matter. In fact, that pedestal does not have any writing or insignias. This would also explain why this location is named “the sacred grounds”, were men become knights. My next possible answer to this is that it is a monument for the center of the overworld. You see some open world games have monuments that indicate that “this spot” is the center of the overworld, the center of the universe. Fallout has one, the Elder Scrolls games have them, even Grand Theft Auto has them. This can simply be the center of this game, the center of this universe. Well, it’s all up to you guys, I for one love the first answer because I believe that there is always meaning in names, especially with fantasy. I grew up reading Jrr Tolkien and his thought prosses was to name things that are logical and meaningful. And I hope Nintendo did the same thing on this.