Temple Spire / Legends The Temple Spire , also referred to as the Tranquility Spire , was the highest of the five spires of the Jedi Temple . The Spire was the most sacred site in the Temple and emanated a contemplative atmosphere . By the late Clone Wars , the Temple Spire also housed a Jedi Council chamber . History . Established above and around the sacred spire , the mountain which contained the Force nexus in which the Temple was originally contained , the tower stood taller than the surrounding Council spires . As the building grew , it came to completely cover and reshape much of the mountain , with its peak remaining in its original shape within the spire . At the conclusion of the Clone Wars , when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side and began to carry out Darth Sidious ' Order 66 , he went to the Temple and began his of all of its occupants . Temple Spire ' s base was heavily bombed by LAATs , causing the Tower to list . While it lay empty for over a decade , it was occasionally visited by the Sith , searching for hidden knowledge . During the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong , the spire collapsed , revealing the sacred spire underneath . It is here that the deranged Lord Nyax would do battle with Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker , his wife , and Knight Tahiri Veila . Layout . The tallest of the Temple ' s five spires , the Temple Spire was filled largely with turbolifts which carried visitors to the tower up and down . As passengers traveled up within the turbolifts , visitors were able to view the history of the Order through transparisteel windows . Mosaics , heritage tapestries and towering memorial statues of the most revered Jedi which were suspended within the tower on repulsorlift pads . At the base of the tower , the original mountain peak of the sacred spire jutted out of the Temple Ziggurat and was encircled by transparisteel hallways which overlooked the barren slopes of the edifice . Pathways led from the outer halls onto the mountain and through it , leading down into ancient chapels and temples . It was the site of meditation chambers and halls where the youngest Jedi were brought to have their minds opened to the vastness of the Force . While the bulk of the Spire contained with floating statues and murals , the summit of Temple Spire was filled with meditation chambers and halls . The veranda was the name given to the upper levels of the tower which was marked by three wings which jutted out from the otherwise cylindrical section . Specialized halls and chambers were located within the wings and were used for celebrations or significant occasions . Directly below the veranda was a small hanger reserved for special Jedi transports and high - ranking Jedi . In the space directly above the veranda was the spacious Hall of Knighthood which served as a space for the Jedi High Council to elevate Padawans to the rank of Knighthood . Padawans preparing to undergo the Knighting ceremony would spend the week prior in deep meditation in one of the veranda ' s private meditation rooms . During the Clone Wars , a circular chamber within the Spire ' s summit was used as a meeting place for the Jedi High Council . The pinnacle room at the very summit of Tranquility Spire held the most sacred and oldest documents from the founding of the Order on Tython , many of which had been saved from destruction on Ossus . Behind the scenes . The novel " " erroneously states that the Jedi Archives are located within a third of the Tower .