Palpatine ' s apartment suite Palpatine ' s apartment suite was a series of Senatorial apartments in the upper levels of 500 Republica on Coruscant used by Palpatine during his tenure as Senator of Naboo , and later as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic . Layout . Palpatine ' s apartment was an expansive suite of rooms perched in the upper levels of the 500 Republica tower , a stepped building located in the old and prestigious Ambassadorial Sector of Galactic City . Although luxurious by common standards , Palpatine ' s apartment was still modest in comparison to the formidable palaces inhabited by certain other senators . The suite consisted of a reception room leading into the Royal Suite , from which Palpatine ' s personal quarters were located via a carefully guarded corridor . The primary reception room had access to exit turbolifts , and to a curving corridor leading to a soundproof ante - chamber to the main lounge area . This spacious room was located on the " corner " of one of 500 Republica ' s residential towers , and featured large windows on the two exterior walls , with a balcony running along the side of one wall . That balcony was equipped with a holoprojector , and it hosted secret meetings between Darth Sidious — Palpatine ' s Sith Lord alter ego — and his apprentice Darth Maul . In a busy , teeming ecumenopolis like Coruscant , there were innumerable balconies and corridors , which allowed the Sith to hide in plain sight . Decor . Every room of Palpatine ’ s quarters , from floor to ceiling , was decorated various shades of red — a color scheme that would later inspire the look of his Chancery office and his private chamber onboard the second Death Star . Even part of the furniture , including the armchairs of the reception area , was reddish - brown in hue . During his extensive traveling prior to his tenure as Naboo ' s representative , Palpatine had gathered many foreign art objects , and those were displayed in his apartments . His unusual decorating taste revealed that the senator had distanced himself from his culture , having adopted a more cosmopolitan point of view . The various objects and statues picked up on his travels seemed to hold great personal value for him . It was often noted that he would enter into a near - meditative contemplation of the form and alien beauty of his collection , and seemed to draw strength from them . He also displayed several items given to him by his peers in the Galactic Senate . Senator Tikkes of Mon Calamari gave him three large pearls from the seas of his homeworld , held in the cup - like ends of polished , fossilized trumpet weed ; Senator Baskol Yeesrim of Malastare offered an ornate , ceremonial Gran wind drum from an ancient spiritual era ; and Triffian Senator Eelen Li bequeathed Palpatine with a near - prehistoric stone carving of one of her species . History . During his time as a small - time politician , Palpatine maintained official quarters on his home planet of Naboo . He later relocated — with his collection of decorative items — to Coruscant upon being elected to serve as his homeworld ' s representative following the assassination of Senator Vidar Kim in 52 BBY . During his tenure as senator , Palpatine rarely allowed strangers in his sanctum ; only his most trusted confidants were normally admitted there . It was in his apartments that Palpatine discussed the broadening of Naboo ' s horizons with King Ars Veruna prior to the latter ' s abdication in 33 BBY , and discussed the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo with his successor , Padmé Amidala , a few months later . During the clandestine search for Queen Amidala in 32 BBY , Palpatine met with Darth Maul on the balcony of his quarters at night , with the hawk - bats shrieking overhead . Later meetings with his Sith apprentices would take place elsewhere , including a LiMerge Power building in The Works . Palpatine retained his apartment suite upon becoming Supreme Chancellor , though he was afforded an office suite in the Republic Executive Building that boasted its own private chamber in which Palpatine could rest after particularly tiring days . It was from his 500 Republica apartment that General Grievous attempted to kidnap Palpatine during the Battle of Coruscant , though the Chancellor was rescued , briefly , by Jedi Shaak Ti and Stass Allie . During this struggle , Grievous smashed the window of Palpatine ' s apartment , and though it was presumably fixed , it is not known whether Palpatine retained his quarters upon becoming Emperor of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY . Behind the scenes . Palpatine ' s chambers appeared in the 1999 movie . They were made red so as to reminisce the colors of the Emperor ' s Royal Guards , who were first seen in in 1983 . That particular set , which was built on one of the soundstages of Leavesden Studios , was only completed the day before the shoot . The outsides of the apartment ' s windows were entirely covered with blue screens , which were replaced by a panoramic view of Galactic City .