At the behest of the Order's wisest thinkers, the Four Masters began the painstaking task of building the Temple Ziggurat. It wasn't until the Old Sith Wars saw the devastation of Ossus and the Great Jedi Library located there that the Order decided to re-establish its academy at the sacred spire. However, the Order did not wish to entangle themselves with the politics of the capitol or become a symbol of war and opted to build only a small meditative enclave.

A holy place for the local Coruscanti, the Republic hoped by granting the Order land they would build a massive fortress like those they had established on Ossus, Falang Minor, and Haashimut. The Coruscant Temple's origins date back to 5000 BBY when, at the beginning of the Great Hyperspace War, the Galactic Republic granted the Jedi land on Coruscant over the sacred spire, which contained a Force nexus. The eastern entrance into the Temple as it was in 3653 BBY. You assumed no force could challenge you and nowвЂ¦finallyвЂ¦we have returned.' вЂ•Darth Malgus during the invasion of the Jedi Temple - Listen ( file info) You were trusted to lead the Republic but you were deceived, as our powers over the dark side had blinded you. While you rested in your cradle of power, believing your people were safeвЂ¦protected.

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