Emperor's Tower/Legends

The isolation tower of Emperor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Empire, was a 100-story spire that rose from the north pole of the second Death Star. It served as the Emperor's residence, seat of power and command center aboard the battlestation. Given the importance of its resident, it was protected by an unusually large concentration of XX-9 heavy turbolaser turrets, all with improved fire control and placed at intervals of as little as a few hundred Imperial standard meters. Inside, a cluster of four turbolifts ran through the tower's axis. The penultimate story of the tower was divided into four distinct areas. One of them contained a docking ring that allowed visitors' starships to moor at the isolation tower. Opposite the mooring area was a vast room containing a giant holomap of the Empire. That map highlighted planets and solar systems that were to be conquered or chastised. A third spoke housed the Emperor's Throne Room, and a fourth one contained a luxuous receiving area as well as Palpatine's private sleeping chamber. The tower's summit was covered in sensors and communications arrays, and was crowned by a girdle of laser cannons.

Appearances

 * Choices of One
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand 2