Senate Plaza The Senate Plaza , or Republic Plaza , was a large open area that surrounded the Senate Building on Coruscant throughout its history . Bisected by a grand avenue lined with statues of the original founders of the Galactic Republic from the Core Worlds ; the plaza was dotted with potted plants , benches and access ways to the Senate Commercial District . History . Constructed around the Senate Tower on Coruscant , the large Senate Plaza was a wide plain of stone dotted by potted plants , benches , stairs and landing pads . Bisected by the Avenue of the Core Founders , the avenue was flanked by the Gardens of Justice and Equality on either side . Following the attack on Coruscant by the Sith Empire during the final days of the Great Galactic War and the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant , the Plaza was cleaned of debris and reopened to the public . Frequented by Senators and their aides , lobbyists , petitioners , and Jedi , the Plaza connected the Coruscant Spaceport during the Cold War , terminating at a transportation terminal . Over the next three millennia , the spaceport was removed and the Plaza expanded . During the Chancellorship of Finis Valorum , a large protest took place in the Plaza , with vocal citizens lining the Avenue ; some called for the dissolution of the Trade Federation , others for the retirement of the Chancellor for his ineffectual trade policies . As Supreme Chancellor Valorum made his exit from the Senate Building through the crowd of protesters on the Avenue , a band of terrorists attacked him and his contingent of Senate Guards . While the Chancellor sustained injury , the intervention of Jedi Masters Qui - Gon Jinn and Adi Gallia prevented his death and the terrorists were routed . When the Clone Wars erupted between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Coruscant remained free of attack for three years , until Supreme Commander of the Confederation military , General Grievous , led an attack on the planet . Cordoning of the Senate Plaza and staging troops there to protect the Senate Building , the Grand Army of the Republic was able to drive off the Confederate army and keep the capital safe from invasion . During the time of the Galactic Alliance , the plaza was restored and once more served as a massive gathering place open to the public . During the controversial Blockade of Corellia by the Alliance in 40 ABY , mass protests erupted across the Plaza , denouncing the Alliance ' s treatment of the Corellians . As the conflict between the Republic and Corellia escalated to a full blown war and Jedi Knight Jacen Solo took over the Alliance , the Jedi High Council planned to plant a secret device on his clothing . A small contingent of Jedi , led by Jedi Master Kyle Katarn , infiltrated the Plaza and positioned themselves strategically to attack while Padawan Seha Dorvald remained hidden to telekinetically adhere the tracking device . While the device was successfully planted , Solo managed to slay Jedi Thann Mithric and seriously wound Master Katarn . Following the end of the war , Chief Of Staff Natasi Daala ordered the public arrest of Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker as he exited the Senate Building via the Plaza . Surrounding the Jedi delegation , several Coruscant Security Force ships landed in formation to enclose the Jedi to prevent escape . Offering no resistance , Master Skywalker delayed his exile from Coruscant after a meeting with the Chief of State and was on Coruscant when Jedi Valin Horn succumbed to an enigmatic madness . Jedi Master Octa Ramis and Padawan Seha Dorvald camped out on the Plaza in the mid - morning hours hoping to intercept Horn before he could do any damage or escape offworld . Not long after , Jedi Sothais Saar suffered the same affliction while in the Senate . Attempting to remain calm while fighting off the madness , Saar was intercepted by Master Cilghal and safely transported to the Jedi Temple for treatment .