A massive structure that soars over a kilometer above the surrounding rooftops, the Jedi Temple often gives the impression of a fortress, though in truth it is a place of meditation and reflection. With the Senate District as its closest neighbour, the Jedi Temple is still a mostly isolated area, as only the Jedi and those who are their allies are welcome within.
Concealed within the ziggurat-structure is the upper reaches of the Sacred Spire, the mountain that serves as the foundation of the temple and symbollically as the foundation of the Jedi's tie to Coruscant and the Republic. The upper most summit of the mountain reaches from the top of the Temple's base and form the foundation of its central tower, Tranquility Spire. Surrounding the tallest tower's finned peak are shorter towers located on the ordinal-oriented sides of the complex.
The ziggurat shape of the edifice, coupled with the five spires, is designed to symbolize a Jedi's climb to enlightenment through the Force.
On a cityscape planet, the Jedi Temple's isolation, its courtyards, meditative gardens, and greenhouses, are all a rare and quiet little speck on Coruscant...
History
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. 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. 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. 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. At the behest of the Order's wisest thinkers, the Four Masters began the painstaking task of building the Temple Ziggurat. Growing steadily for the next thousand years the Temple incorporated various pieces of historical works and architecture from their past, including tiles and stained-glass mosaics from the lost complex on Ossus.
Following the construction of the four Jedi Council spires, the Jedi High Council moved from their temporary meeting place and permanently relocated to the High Council Chamber at the top of the northwestern tower. As the Order became more and more tightly-linked to the Republic they protected, the Order closed some of its satellite facilities and began moving all artifacts from Exis Station to the Temple's Archives. After the failed Jedi Conclave at Katarr, the Temple was abandoned as the remaining Jedi Knights went into hiding as Darth Nihilus and Darth Sion began the Jedi Purge. Abandoned for only a brief period, the Jedi reorganized and returned to the Temple following the defeat of both the Sith Lords.
In the following 300 years since the Jedi Purge, the Temple has stood as a beacon of the Jedi's light in the galaxy, aiding the ailing Republic during the trying conflict against the return of the Sith.