archatlas: The (Best) Architecture of the Star Wars SagaIn no particular order, probably a lot of pl
archatlas: The (Best) Architecture of the Star Wars SagaIn no particular order, probably a lot of places missing that might merit a second post, images identified from the top, all descriptions and images found on Wookieepedia except where noted:Cloud City was a Tibanna gas mining colony floating in the clouds of the planet Bespin, located in the Anoat sector of the Outer Rim Territories. Under the auspices of Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian, the city attempted to avoid unwanted Imperial attention. Eventually, Imperial forces occupied the station and installed an Imperial Garrison, however after the Emperor’s death, the Imperial Garrison located there was abandoned following the events of the Iron Blockade. [image via]Coruscant, also known as Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire, was a planet that served as the galactic capital and seat of government of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire, and was the homeworld of the human species. Coruscant was notable for its vast urban sprawl covering the entire planet called Galactic City that was constantly awake as air speeders and starships moved in the flow of Coruscant’s skylane traffic. Skytowers reached far into the atmosphere and, in the most dense areas of the city, hundreds of levels were built on top of each other. The planet is also home to the Galactic Senate Building and Jedi Temple.Echo Base was the settlement established by the Rebel Alliance on the frigid planet of Hoth in the wake of the Battle of Yavin. Less than a month after its establishment, the base was discovered by the Galactic Empire who then invaded Hoth, forcing the Rebels to evacuate.The First Jedi Temple was an ancient building established and maintained by the Jedi Order on Ahch-To. It was the first of many temples built throughout the galaxy, and one of the few that were not destroyed by the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker came to live there as a hermit after his apprentice and nephew Ben turned to the dark side of the Force.Hutt Castle, often simply called Jabba the Hutt’s Palace after its owner, was a large sandrock and durasteel complex located at the fringes of the Northern Dune Sea on the planet of Tatooine. Originally erected as a monastery of the B'omarr Order, the buildings eventually fell into the hands of two major crimelords: first an outcast and gang leader called Alkhara and later Jabba the Hutt, a notorious crime lord from Nal Hutta.The Lars Moisture Farm, also known as the Lars homestead, was a moisture farm on Tatooine owned and operated by the Lars family. Shortly before the Clone Wars, Cliegg Lars lived on the property with his second wife, Shmi Skywalker Lars, and son Owen Lars. After Skywalker fell to the dark side of the Force and helped destroy the Jedi Order, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi took Anakin’s son, Luke Skywalker, to the Lars homestead, where the boy was raised by Owen and his wife,Beru. Nearly two decades later, the farm was destroyed and Owen and Beru were killed by Imperial stormtroopers, who were searching for C-3PO and R2-D2.Maz Kanata Castle located on the planet of Takodana on the shore of a lake that was owned by the pirate Maz Kanata around thirty years after the Battle of Endor. It had a main hall and hosted travelers and smugglers, among others. It had sensor grids and advanced communications gear and was rumored to have been a battleground for the Jedi and Sith.Bright Tree Village was home to a tribe of Ewoks on Endor during the Galactic Civil War. The village, built within the trees of Endor, fifteen meters above the ground, could be navigated using rope ladders, vines, and catwalks. Within the village were numerous tree huts, where the Ewoks lived. The largest huts housed Ewok leaders, including a Council of Elders. The Death Star, also known as the Death Star I, First Death Star,DS-1 platform and previously known as the Ultimate Weapon and Sentinel Base, was a moon-sized deep space mobile battle station constructed by the Galactic Empire after the defeat of the Separatists in the Clone Wars. It boasted a primary weapon with sufficient firepower to destroy an entire planet with a single shot. The Death Star II, sometimes referred to as simply the Death Star was a massive battle station with enough firepower to destroy an entire planet. Following the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the original Death Star, the Galactic Empire began construction on a newer and better armed battle station, one more powerful than the original. [image via]Starkiller Base was a mobile ice planet that was located in the Unknown Regions that served as a stronghold of the First Order three decades after the Battle of Endor. The base was commanded by General Hux and was armed with a superweapon capable of destroying entire star systems halfway across the galaxy, which the First Order viewed as an evolution of the planet-destroying capabilities of the Galactic Empire’s Death Star designs. [image via] -- source link