Jedi Temple

The Jedi Temple is the headquarters of [GR] Jedi Order and is jointly operated by the Order and [GR] The Grid Republic.

Layout and Architecture
Located in a strategically isolated area of Coruscant the Temple rests on a large city block in the Temple Precinct, built on the slopes of the Sacred Spire. A massive structure, the Temple has the appearance of a fortress but is really a place of meditation and gentle reflection. Erected at the peak of the Sacred Spire, the Temple sits in the center of the Temple Court and is accessed primarily by the Processional Way, a broad promenade which bisects the Court and leads to the stairs of the main entrance. Five towers crown the structure; four smaller Jedi Council towers, located on the ordinal-oriented sides of the complex, surrounding a taller central Tranquillity Spire. The ziggurat shape of the edifice, coupled with the five spires, is designed to symbolized a Jedi's climb to enlightenment through the Force.

The Temple can be divided into wings or quarters for administrative purposes; though for the Jedi, the Temple is a unified entity and utilized by almost every Jedi. Each quarter is crowned by the tower of the Council which holds authority over the specified chambers in that sector of the Temple. The northwestern quarter of the Temple is overseen by the Council of First Knowledge, a body which runs the Jedi Academy of Coruscant. Located in this quarter, the Academy is attended by every member of the Order, while graduation comes upon an initiate's selection for further training by a Jedi Master. In the southwestern quarter, the High Council maintains its headquarters and houses the offices of the Jedi Service Corps. The diplomatic heart of the Order, this area also houses many training facilities for the practice of lightsaber combat along with the Lightsaber Construction Chamber where Jedi build or repair their lightsabers with the help of a weapons specialist. Because most of the Temple is restricted to the Order's members only, the northeastern area under the Council of Reassignment is dedicated to the Public Center. Located in the southeastern quarter is the administrative headquarters of the Order, an area furnished with many gardens and offices used by the Council of Reconciliation.

Spires
The central and tallest tower, known as Tranquillity Spire, is built over the last visible peak of the Sacred Spire and is the tallest structure for kilometers. Traditionally the most important tower, Tranquillity holds the most sacred chamber in the complex which holds the ancient texts of the founding Jedi. Tranquillity Spire contains the Hall of Knighthood near its summit, meditation chambers farther below, large memorial statues of the most revered Jedi suspended in the tower by repulsorlift pads, then the peak of the mountain around which the Temple was constructed. The peak is surrounded by a meditation balcony with a lower balcony presenting a series of holo-depictions of the history of the Order. The youngest initiates are brought here by their masters for their first introduction into Jedi knowledge. From this point the ancient meditation chapels of the Sacred Spire are accessible via stone bridges, passages through which lead deep into the mountain's core. On the northern slope is located the Chamber of Conclave, a place that hosts an annual conclave where outlying Jedi report to the High Council on important events or projects.

Jedi Command is based out of the Towers during wartime and maintains a Situation Room in each with a constant connection to the HoloNet. The large Operations Planning Center below the Council Chamber is an open air room with a holomap upon which hotspots across the galaxy can be analyzed by the Councils. The southwestern spire known as the High Council Tower is home to the Jedi High Council, the governing body of the entire Order. The northwestern tower holds the meeting place of the Council of First Knowledge, the leaders of the Jedi academy on Coruscant. Across from this Spire stands the Reassignment Council Tower from which the Council handles the organization of work for young Initiates who have not been chosen by Jedi Masters to become apprentices. To the southeast of this tower is the Tower of Reconciliation; the Council that sits in these chambers seeks to find peaceful settlements to political disputes across the Republic.

Near the central spire's base is an ancient gnarled tree with golden boughs. Lightsaber training classes are occasionally held by the tree.

Temple Ziggurat
Having expanded outwards from the Sacred Spire several times over the millennia, the Temple Ziggurat can be dissected in shells to see the history of the place. Directly around the Sacred Spire are the ancient meditation chambers and simple stone structures that make up the original enclave. As the Temple Precinct rose to modern levels and the Temple Court took shape, the Order built outward and upward erecting towering stone buildings which served as office space and dormitories. The ancient library and study halls are built above the main entrance, a monolithic chamber where bronzium statues line the main entry mezzanine. As time progressed, the stone structures were covered with a dark durasteel outer layer which incorporates red stone, giving the Temple a dark and sedated appearance from the exterior. The construction of the Room of a Thousand Fountains, the ceiling of which reflects the sky of a terrestrial garden world, and other Meditation Gardens bring to the Temple a rediscovered sense of nature and harmony not found elsewhere in Republic City. The Lake Level, and the expansive menagerie beneath the Temple brings additional places of natural beauty and study to the Temple's halls. Marble tiles are placed in halls and chambers while a portion of a stained-glass arcade are placed in the Meditative Walkway that runs the perimeter of the Temple's base.

Statues, memorials, and gardens cover the roof of the Ziggurat, along with wide open plazas which double as landing platforms for visiting diplomats. Clerestories are incorporated into the roof to allow natural light to spill into the Temple's halls and gardens, while the rest of the Temple is lit with a soft, soothing blue light.