Monument Plaza/Legends

Monument Plaza is a large plaza on the city-planet of Coruscant. The plaza circles the summit of Umate, the highest peak of the Manarai Mountains. Thousands of tourists come to the plaza each day to touch the giant lump of rock in the center. It is said that Monument Plaza is the only place on Coruscant where people can touch bare rock.

The sorrounding mall is beautiful. Designed in the epic style of the Hasennan period, it resembles a stadium with the peak of Umate standing in the center. Huge statues and colorful banners decorate the grounds, while restaurants such as the Manarai, and shops are built into the plaza walls.

Calling themselves the Flames of Umate, the religious cult that patrols the Plaza forbids chipping flakes of rock from the peak. These monks meditate while touching the rock in an effort to contact Coruscant's 'inner spirit'. Admission is free and the Plaza is open at all hours.

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