Jedi Temple



The Jedi Temple is a massive structure standing one kilometer high above the buildings of Galactic City, Coruscant, in an area where the Temple is largely unobstructed to sight. A long, broad promenade led the way from the crowded surroundings to the Jedi Temple.From the outside, the Jedi Temple appears as a high-raised ziggurat building in a stepped design, with five spires built on top, one taller spire surrounded by four smaller ones. These spires symbolize a Jedi's climb to enlightenment.


 * The tallest Central Spire is known as the Temple Spire, and is traditionally the most important, since it holds the ancient texts of the Founding Jedi, and is also a sacred place for contemplation.
 * The first of the four smaller spires is, of course, the Jedi Council tower. This is where the Twelve members of the High Council sit and debate the various facets of the Republic. This is the next most important tower after the Temple Spire, since the High Council has overall decision-making powers over the whole Jedi Order and, thus, quite a bit of influence in the Galactic Republic.
 * The next tower is that used by the Council of First Knowledge. This council takes care of matters requiring the wisdom of past Jedi Masters or Council members, and gives advise to the High Council, or most any Jedi who requests it.
 * The third spire is the Council of Reconciliation Tower, which seeks to find peaceful settlements to political disputes at home on Coruscant or offworld in the Republic.
 * The fourth and last spire is the Reassignment Council Tower, which handles the organization of work for young Jedi who have not been chosen by Jedi Masters to be Apprentices.

Each of these five spires carries high-gain communication transmitters, used to contact field Jedi or other offworlders as required by any of the four Councils. This explains the Temple's position high above any other buildings, where there is little or no interference with the antennas.

The Temple itself is the home to the Jedi, where they live for the first years of their Apprenticeship, and where they learn of the ways of The Force and train in the traditions of the Jedi Order.
 * The Jedi Archives are housed inside the Temple
 * The Temple also provides independent transport for any Jedi who needs it. The recently constructed  Jedi Temple Hangars house Delta-7 Aethersprite Interceptors, capable of transporting Jedi anywhere in the Galaxy. During the Clone Wars, the Temple Hangars also contained Republic Gunships and Jedi Interceptors.
 * The rest of the inner Temple is filled with dormitories, meditation and training areas. The most influential and repspected masters had their own private offices and quarters. There are many different areas, including classrooms for Jedi Masters to train large groups of Younglings, and sparring rooms for Jedi to develop their skills with the lightsaber, as well as numerous gardens, fountains, and quiet alcoves and chambers to provide a meditative space. One of the most spectacular gardens was, the Room of a Thousand Fountains, which featured a huge greenhouse, flowing waters and cascades.
 * During the Clone Wars the temple housed military-style briefing chambers and war rooms, to fufill the Jedi's needs as the generals of the Army of the Republic.

The Temple is built within the extensive Temple Precinct, which also offers docking space for larger spaceships, and contains other buildings built after the construction of the Temple.

In 19 BBY, the Jedi discovered that Palpatine was a Sith Lord. Four Jedi Masters, Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Kit Fisto, and Saesee Tiin went to arrest the Chancellor. The Temple was guarded by Shaak Ti and Gatemaster Jurokk. The four Jedi Masters were killed, however, and the Jedi Temple was invaded by members the 501st Clone trooper Legion by order of Chancellor Palpatine. Led by Darth Vader, they proceeded to slaughter every Jedi resident of the Temple, signaling the start of the Great Jedi Purge. The Temple, and perhaps some of its surrounding structures, were occupied by Palpatine, and survived at least until the Destruction of the second Death Star, 23 years later (4 ABY). It was believed that the Temple was caught in the devastation wrought by the escape of the Lusankya, else it was destroyed during the Imperial Civil War.

Either way, Luke Skywalker was still was able to bring to next-generation of Jedi Knights to the Temple. They restored the Temple in 8 ABY and countinued to will of the Jedi Order.