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[[File:Medal ceremony Yavin 4.PNG|thumb|250px|left|The Medal of Bravery ceremony took place in the Grand Audience Chamber.]]
  
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During the [[Galactic Civil War]] in [[0 BBY]], it was used as a ceremonial hall by the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] garrison. The members of the Alliance didn't refurbish the room with new materials, as they did in other parts of the Temple. They merely cleaned weathered debris and uprooted overgrown weeds, committed to restore the Chamber to its former magnificence.<ref name="ISWU">''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''</ref> In this very room, [[Prince]]ss [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] awarded the [[Medal of Bravery]] to those who partook in the [[Battle of Yavin|battle]] over the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|first Death Star]]. For the first time in millennia, that vast chamber was full, with hundreds of rebel troops and technicians gathered together to celebrate their major victory against the [[Galactic Empire]].<ref name="ANH" /> After the medal ceremony, a celebration was held in the Grand Audience Chamber, with [[Toast (ritual)|toasts]] coming often and exhuberantly.<ref name="DADS">''[[The Day after the Death Star!]]''</ref>
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During the [[Galactic Civil War]] in [[0 BBY]], it was used as a ceremonial hall by the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] garrison. The members of the Alliance didn't refurbish the room with new materials, as they did in other parts of the Temple. They merely cleaned weathered debris and uprooted overgrown weeds, committed to restore the Chamber to its former magnificence.<ref name="ISWU">''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''</ref> In this very room, [[Prince]]ss [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] awarded the [[Medal of Bravery]] to those who partook in the [[Battle of Yavin|battle]] over the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|first Death Star]]. For the first time in millennia, that vast chamber was full, with hundreds of rebel troops and technicians gathered together to celebrate their major victory against the [[Galactic Empire]].<ref name="ANH" /> After the medal ceremony, a celebration was held in the Grand Audience Chamber, with [[Toast (ritual)|toasts]] coming often and exhuberantly.<ref name="DADS">''[[The Day after the Death Star!]]''</ref> During the Third Battle of Yavin 4, Jan Dodonna and several Rebel personnel were also trapped within the Grand Audience Chamber by Stormtroopers, although they were rescued by Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles of Red Squadron.<ref name="SW:RSIII:RS">''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''</ref>
   
 
When [[Jedi Master|Master]] [[Luke Skywalker]] established the [[Jedi Praxeum]] in [[11 ABY]], the Grand Audience Chamber was used as a teaching space for the Jedi cadets. Unlike with many other rooms, the [[New Jedi Order]] left the Audience Chamber mostly untouched, as it was deemed to beautiful to be rebuild.<ref name="TGG" /> The Jedi would place rows of polished wooden benches and a small platform was positioned in front of the chamber for the speaker. Upon this, when Master Skywalker was in a coma because of [[Kyp Durron]], who was under the influence of [[Exar Kun]], he was put on a stone platform on the stage of the chamber. He looked as if dead, which caused his students to feel grief and dismay. But with their help and the spirit of Master [[Vodo-Siosk Baas]], they were able to defeat Kun's wicked spirit with the Force. And Luke had awakened with his spirit back in his body.<ref name="COTF">''[[Champions of the Force]]''</ref>
  
When [[Jedi Master|Master]] [[Luke Skywalker]] established the [[Jedi Praxeum]] in [[11 ABY]], the Grand Audience Chamber was used as a teaching space for the Jedi cadets. Unlike with many other rooms, the [[New Jedi Order]] left the Audience Chamber mostly untouched, as it was deemed to beautiful to be rebuild.<ref name="TGG" /> The Jedi would place rows of polished wooden benches and a small platform was positioned in front of the chamber for the speaker. Upon this, when Master Skywalker was in a coma because of [[Kyp Durron]], who was under the influence of [[Exar Kun]], he was put on a stone platform on the stage of the chamber. He looked as if dead, which caused his students to feel grief and dismay. But with their help and the spirit of Master [[Vodo-Siosk Baas]], they were able to defeat Kun's wicked spirit with the Force. And Luke had awakened with his spirit back in his body.<ref name="COTF">''[[Champions of the Force]]''</ref>

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"There's one place that we haven't touched, though-the Grand Audience Chamber at the top of the Temple. All of the instructors and students here agree that it is just too beautiful to change."
―Luke Skywalker to Anakin Solo[src]

The Grand Audience Chamber, also known as the Ceremonial Hall or the Temple throneroom, was part of the topmost level of the Great Temple on the jungle moon of Yavin 4. Its walls were dark green blocks of stone, and this huge room was considered an example of classical beauty. Originally built at the end of the Hyperspace War by the Massassi, the warrior caste of the Sith species, it was abandoned for millennia before being reinvested by the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the New Jedi Order.

History

"Up you go, your worship—there's unfinished business that was a bit too lofty for the steps of the Ceremonial Hall."
―Han Solo to Leia Organa[src]

The Grand Audience Chamber was part the Great Temple, a structure erected on Yavin 4 by the Massassi who worshipped Naga Sadow, a Sith Lord in exile.[1] The throneroom occupied the fourth and uppermost level of the pyramid, complete with skylights and raised platform.[2] Roughly a thousand years later, when Exar Kun eliminated the Massassi by absorbing their life-force, the Temple and the Chamber went into disuse for thousands of years.[3]

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The Medal of Bravery ceremony took place in the Grand Audience Chamber.

During the Galactic Civil War in 0 BBY, it was used as a ceremonial hall by the Rebel Alliance garrison. The members of the Alliance didn't refurbish the room with new materials, as they did in other parts of the Temple. They merely cleaned weathered debris and uprooted overgrown weeds, committed to restore the Chamber to its former magnificence.[4] In this very room, Princess Leia Organa awarded the Medal of Bravery to those who partook in the battle over the first Death Star. For the first time in millennia, that vast chamber was full, with hundreds of rebel troops and technicians gathered together to celebrate their major victory against the Galactic Empire.[5] After the medal ceremony, a celebration was held in the Grand Audience Chamber, with toasts coming often and exhuberantly.[6] During the Third Battle of Yavin 4, Jan Dodonna and several Rebel personnel were also trapped within the Grand Audience Chamber by Stormtroopers, although they were rescued by Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles of Red Squadron.[7]

When Master Luke Skywalker established the Jedi Praxeum in 11 ABY, the Grand Audience Chamber was used as a teaching space for the Jedi cadets. Unlike with many other rooms, the New Jedi Order left the Audience Chamber mostly untouched, as it was deemed to beautiful to be rebuild.[8] The Jedi would place rows of polished wooden benches and a small platform was positioned in front of the chamber for the speaker. Upon this, when Master Skywalker was in a coma because of Kyp Durron, who was under the influence of Exar Kun, he was put on a stone platform on the stage of the chamber. He looked as if dead, which caused his students to feel grief and dismay. But with their help and the spirit of Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, they were able to defeat Kun's wicked spirit with the Force. And Luke had awakened with his spirit back in his body.[9]

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New Jedi Order briefing.

During Second Imperium/Shadow Academy assault on the Jedi Praxeum, Imperial Commander Orvak set up his detonators in the chamber but he was bitten by a crystal snake. Orvak woke up just in time to see what it was that caused his unconsciousness, and just before the detonators he set in the Grand Audience Chamber exploded. The explosion killed Orvak and destroyed much of the Chamber though it would be rebuilt.[10]

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Conclave on Yavin 4 was held here.[11] Later, during the Yuuzhan Vong/Peace Brigade conquest of Yavin 4, the Great Temple along with the Grand Audience Chamber was flattened by a Damutek.[12]

Layout

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The throneroom consisted of a long aisle, complete with a podium and slit windows.

The Grand Audience Chamber was accessed through a large wooden doorway carved with symbols that curved and twirled in a beautiful pattern.[8] The Chamber itself was a huge echoing room—according to Jedi Lore Keeper Tionne Solusar, the acoustics of the Chamber were good for singing[13]—the long sloped floor of which was paved with with rectangular slabs.[5] The slanted outer walls came together above the floor to form the room's squared-off ceiling. Most of the flagstones were a dull grey, while shimmering stone lozenges ornamented the chamber with bright ochre, vermilion or dark green.[4] The high roof was equipped with skylights open to the sun,[2] and aligned to the solstices and equinoxes.[14]

At the far end of an open aisle, there was a raised dais. The back wall boasted five large window-slits that insured an abundant supply of fresh air and natural light.[5] Behind the dais, a small hidden stairway led to an observation platform at the roof of the Temple.[4] When the young Anakin Solo began his apprenticeship, the stone walls were of a deep tan color, and they had worn smooth over the years. Electric blue blueleaf shrubs grew in the cracks throughout the stones and released a spicy perfume in the room.[8]

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Concept art by Ralph McQuarrie

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire 5: End of an Empire
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GG2
  3. ↑ Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 6: Dark Lord
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ANH
  6. ↑ The Day after the Death Star!
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TGG
  9. ↑ Champions of the Force
  10. ↑ Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named DTI
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EOVI
  13. ↑ I, Jedi
  14. ↑ Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
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