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The Shard Memorial was a monument built on a peaceful, if remote and relatively unknown, planet, as a tribute to Alderaan,[2] a Core Worlds planet destroyed by the Galactic Empire's Death Star battlestation in 0 BBY.[3] It was a jutting slab of light blue crystal placed in a grassy field of a region of hills.[2]

The memorial served as a place of remembrance,[2] and in 2 ABY,[1] Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan's royal family visited it. Kneeling before the monument, the Alderaanian noble was reminded of the crystalline walls of[2] the Aldera Royal Palace, the House of Organa's residence that had existed on Alderaan.[4]

Behind the scenes[]

The Shard Memorial was introduced on a card of 2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back, a Topps trading card set[2] released on April 29, 2015.[5] The card was illustrated by Grant Gould.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Topps logo 2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back (Card: One Year Earlier: Princess Leia Organa) (backup link), which is set one year before the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, establishes that the Shard Memorial was built after the destruction of Alderaan. Per The New Essential Chronology, the construction of the monument can therefore be placed at some point between 0 BBY and 2 ABY.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Topps logo 2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back (Card: One Year Earlier: Princess Leia Organa) (backup link)
  3. The New Essential Chronology
  4. Coruscant and the Core Worlds
  5. Facebook icon Topps Star Wars (@OfficialToppsStarWars) on Facebook: Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back (April 29, 2015): "Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back trading cards are out in Hobby shops now!" (screenshot)
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