Situated in the heart of the galaxy, Coruscant was the seat of government for the Galactic Republic and the Empire that followed. Over centuries of civilization, the planet has been entirely covered with cityscapes and urban sprawl. Immense skytowers reach high into the atmosphere, and stretch down deep into the dark shadows. Crisscrossing the skyline are unending streams of speeders and ships. At night, Coruscant is alive with glittering lights and rivers of traffic, a bustling megalopolis that refuses to sleep.
The Jedi Temple stands apart from the rest of the towering city skyline as a spiritual structure amid a bustling city.
The Galactic Senate convenes on Coruscant, capital of the Republic, within an immense rounded rotunda that houses delegates from across the galaxy.
Hailing from simple Naboo, Palpatine quickly acclimated himself to the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Coruscant, navigating the corridors of power to become Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, and eventually sovereign of the First Galactic Empire.
The Galactic capital is home to the government of the galaxy. On the crowded city planet sits the Galactic Senate and the office of the Supreme Chancellor, in the Republic executive building.
Situated in the heart of the galaxy, Coruscant was the seat of government for the Galactic Republic and the site of residence for the galaxy's Supreme Chancellor.