Skydome Botanical Gardens

The Skydome Botanical Gardens was a complex on Coruscant. It was the headquarters for the Order of the Canted Circle. It was also where the New Republic held a reception for Ambassador Furgan of Carida.

History

Constructed during the Old Republic by a wealthy philanthropist, founder of the Galactic News Service, the gardens displayed exotic and endangered flora within a rooftop terrarium.^[7] Jedi Knight Etain Tur-Mukan went to the gardens with Darman Skirata.^[6]

On 2:11:13 ABY, Coruscant Daily Newsfeed reported that Grand Admiral Thrawn was invited to join the elite Order of the Canted Circle on Emperor Palpatine's behest and in recognition of his recent successes. The invitation surprised many due to Thrawn's alien origins and particularly Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus, who saw Thrawn's return as a threat to the powerful faction he had assembled within the Imperial Court. Nevertheless, he was inducted into the Order in a ceremony at the Skydome Botanical Gardens.^[8]

Appearances

• Republic Commando: True Colors
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
• "Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
• "Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
• Jedi Search (First appearance)
• Champions of the Force (Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
• Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
• Legacy of the Force: Revelation (Mentioned only)

Sources

• The Essential Guide to Characters
• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and references