Post by Master Valm on Aug 22, 2005 3:34:09 GMT -5
Reconstructed to look the same as the temple that stood in the days of the Old Republic the Jedi Temple is located on this planet wide city.
Removed from the surrounding bustle and urban sprawl by benefit of its colossal height, the Jedi Temple is the home of the Jedi order on Coruscant. It stands alone in its section of the planet-wide city, a towering edifice capped by a crown of five spires that house the most important temple chambers.
Within one of the outer spires convene the Jedi High Council, the governing body of the order. From its circular Council chamber, a Jedi held court, monitor galactic events and contemplate the nature of the Force. It is the Council that held final authority on Jedi missions on behalf of the Republic, and on whether prospective candidates are worthy of training.
Elsewhere in the temple, training facilities are staffed by revered Jedi Masters, who guide young Padawans in their first steps toward Jedi Knighthood. The most influential of Masters have private offices to plan and meditate. A well-stocked library contains knowledge from across the galaxy. Advanced communications networks keep the Jedi in touch with galactic events, and landing pads allow Jedi transports and vessels to launch and land.
When the galaxy was pushed beyond the brink of conflict and into full scale civil war, the Jedi became the reluctant leaders of the Republic military. During the Clone Wars, the Jedi Temple came to house military-style briefing chambers and war rooms -- spaces unneeded in the preceding millennia of relative peace. It was a time of tumultuous change, and not even the gleaming corridors of the Jedi Temple were spared.
With the rise of Emperor Palpatine, in truth a secret Sith Lord scheming to overtake the galaxy, the Jedi were branded enemies of the state. Palpatine's new apprentice, Darth Vader, stormed the Jedi Temple with his elite clone trooper special forces in tow. They cut down the Jedi ranks within the temple, not even sparing the younglings who cowered in the empty Jedi Council chamber during the onslaught.
Smoke billowed from the burning Jedi Temple. Palpatine arranged for an emergency transmission to emit from the temple's powerful beacon -- it announced that the war was over, and that all Jedi return to Coruscant. Seeing through this trap, Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda infiltrated the temple and modified the transmission, warning the Jedi to stay away.
Upon the retaking of Coruscant after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion the Jedi Order decided as a sign that peace was final across the galaxy the Old Republic's Jedi Temple should be rebuilt. It now stands exactly as it did before.
Removed from the surrounding bustle and urban sprawl by benefit of its colossal height, the Jedi Temple is the home of the Jedi order on Coruscant. It stands alone in its section of the planet-wide city, a towering edifice capped by a crown of five spires that house the most important temple chambers.
Within one of the outer spires convene the Jedi High Council, the governing body of the order. From its circular Council chamber, a Jedi held court, monitor galactic events and contemplate the nature of the Force. It is the Council that held final authority on Jedi missions on behalf of the Republic, and on whether prospective candidates are worthy of training.
Elsewhere in the temple, training facilities are staffed by revered Jedi Masters, who guide young Padawans in their first steps toward Jedi Knighthood. The most influential of Masters have private offices to plan and meditate. A well-stocked library contains knowledge from across the galaxy. Advanced communications networks keep the Jedi in touch with galactic events, and landing pads allow Jedi transports and vessels to launch and land.
When the galaxy was pushed beyond the brink of conflict and into full scale civil war, the Jedi became the reluctant leaders of the Republic military. During the Clone Wars, the Jedi Temple came to house military-style briefing chambers and war rooms -- spaces unneeded in the preceding millennia of relative peace. It was a time of tumultuous change, and not even the gleaming corridors of the Jedi Temple were spared.
With the rise of Emperor Palpatine, in truth a secret Sith Lord scheming to overtake the galaxy, the Jedi were branded enemies of the state. Palpatine's new apprentice, Darth Vader, stormed the Jedi Temple with his elite clone trooper special forces in tow. They cut down the Jedi ranks within the temple, not even sparing the younglings who cowered in the empty Jedi Council chamber during the onslaught.
Smoke billowed from the burning Jedi Temple. Palpatine arranged for an emergency transmission to emit from the temple's powerful beacon -- it announced that the war was over, and that all Jedi return to Coruscant. Seeing through this trap, Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda infiltrated the temple and modified the transmission, warning the Jedi to stay away.
Upon the retaking of Coruscant after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion the Jedi Order decided as a sign that peace was final across the galaxy the Old Republic's Jedi Temple should be rebuilt. It now stands exactly as it did before.