Sacred spire The sacred spire was a natural peak around which the Jedi Temple was built on Coruscant . Once a sacred place to the native Coruscanti , the mountain contained a Force nexus which was contained within huge , black stone walls . History . The sacred spire was a site of worship for the early natives of Coruscant . Following the Galactic Republic ' s victory during the Great Hyperspace War , the Jedi Order was granted use of the land surrounding and including the mountain . Initially , the Order only established small meditative chapels within and on the mountain . Over time however , as the Order moved to establish an academy on Coruscant , the Four Masters began to expand the Temple . As the Temple grew , the area around it also rose to a modern " ground level " which would come to be known as the Temple district over which the Jedi High Council had sovereignty . Upon the slopes of the mountain , the foundations of the Temple Ziggurat were constructed and the Temple took on its modern appearance . As the sacred spire began to be surrounded by the Precinct and the peak by the Temple Ziggurat , the Order built the Temple Spire over the summit , using that area for the training of the youngest Initiates . Suspended by repulsorlift , huge bronzium memorial statues hung over the peak for the next thousand years . On the slope of the mountain , the High Council maintained the Chamber of Conclave , a room used for annual conclaves with outlying Jedi Councils . Following the Clone Wars , the Temple was placed by the Grand Army of the Republic ' s 501st Legion under the order of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine who , in reality , was Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious . Led by Darth Vader , the clone troopers exterminated all of the Jedi in the Temple . The edifice lay in silence over the next few decades with only a small force of stormtroopers maintaining guard . In 2 BBY Darth Vader ' s secret Sith apprentice , Starkiller , entered the building and quickly slaughtered the stormtrooper guard . Making his way to the High Council Tower , Starkiller passed through a hole in the floor into one of the old meditation chapels . Walking on the slopes of the sacred spire , Starkiller quickly made his way up through the ceiling to the turbolift that would access the Tower . The sacred spire would stand in silence for several more decades , slowly crumbling from disuse and lack of care . When Sith Lords Darth Sidious and Vader were slain , the Galactic Empire lost balance and was eventually driven from Coruscant by the New Republic . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , Coruscant was devastated by terraforming , causing the Temple to crumble and reveal parts of the foundation , including the Spire . While occupied by the Yuuzhan Vong , the Spire was targeted by the deranged Irek Ismaren who was going by the name " Lord Nyax . " Ensnaring a following of slaves through fear , Nyax brought his followers and a host of droids to the black wall that surrounded the Force - nexus in hopes that they could break into the mountain . As the wall was cracked , Nyax was confronted by three members of the reformed Jedi Order : Luke Skywalker , his wife , and Tahiri Veila . Using the nexus to enhance his Force powers , Nyax began to hurl boulders at the group . While Nyax maintained the upper hand for a time , the Skywalkers and Veila were eventually able to turn the Force against him and destroy Nyax . Before he died however , Nyax imbued the nexus with the dark side . Several weeks later , the captured Jedi Jacen Solo was led to the Temple ruins by the mysterious Vergere . While within the ruins , Vergere manipulated the recent events to portray the Order as corrupt , building their Temple over a large dark side nexus . Confused , Solo continued on with Vergere , leaving the ruined complex .