Coruscant: The Galactic Capital
An entire planet transformed into one endless city—the beating heart of galactic civilization for millennia.
Coruscant is the political and cultural center of the galaxy, a planet-wide ecumenopolis where towering skyscrapers pierce the clouds and speeder traffic flows through thousands of levels. For over 25,000 years, it has served as the capital of galactic government.
The planet's surface is entirely covered by cityscape. The upper levels house the Senate Building, Jedi Temple, and residences of the elite. The lower levels descend into perpetual darkness, where sunlight never reaches and crime thrives.
The Jedi Temple, with its five distinctive spires, stood as a beacon of the light side for millennia. After Order 66, Palpatine converted it into the Imperial Palace. The Senate Building hosted debates that shaped galactic policy—though by the Clone Wars, corruption had hollowed out its democratic ideals.
Despite its grandeur, Coruscant embodies the Republic's failure: wealth and power concentrated at the top, poverty and crime festering below.
