Galactic Senate/Legends

The Galactic Senate was a fairly large division of the government that was the Galactic Republic located on Coruscant.



Purpose
The Galactic Senate was a place where all the Republic's elected senators from the farthest reaches of the Galaxy would discuss major problems and come to decisions. During the Imperial years it was known as the Imperial Senate, during A New Hope the Emperor destroyed the Senate permenatly leaving the Moffs into controling their territories.

Composition
The Galactic Senate is made up of elected senators from all the Republic's worlds. Some notable senators:
 * Padmé Amidala of Naboo
 * Palpatine of Naboo
 * Bail Organa of Alderaan
 * Bail Antilles of Alderaan
 * Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia
 * Mon Mothma of Chandrila
 * Ainlee Teem of Malastare
 * Lott Dodd of Neimoidia
 * Orn Free Taa of Ryloth

Architecture
The exterior portion of the senate building consisted of a large courtyard in front of the structure itself, a huge mushroom-shaped building.

The interior portion was a multiple-story room with thousands of chairs for senators from each world. In the center, the Supreme Chancellor would sit with his or her aides.

Appearances
The Senate building is seen in the following episodes:
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith