First Jedi Temple

The first Jedi Temple, also known as the Ahch-To Jedi Temple, was an ancient building established around 25,025 BBY and maintained by the Jedi Order on Ahch-To, which housed a concentration of the light side of the Force.The Star Wars Book It was the first of many temples built throughout the galaxy, and one of the few that were not demolished by the Galactic Empire. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker came to live near the temple as a hermit after the destruction of his new generation of Jedi and his apprentice and nephew, Ben Solo's turn to the dark side of the Force.
==Description==
The first Jedi Temple was located on an unnamed rocky island on the Unknown Regions planet of Ahch-To, which would later be named Temple Island. Situated atop a high ledge,Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary the stone structure was crudely carved into a cliffside. It consisted of at least one chamber that contained meditation plinths and an ancient font with a mosaic affixed to the floor that depicted the Prime Jedi in a state of balance and meditation. A vantage point with a meditation ledge overlooking the strong oceans that covered most of the planet's surface was accessible from the chamber.
==Behind the scenes==
The first Jedi Temple was first mentioned in the 2015 sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, written by Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams. It later debuted in the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which was written and directed by Rian Johnson and served as a direct sequel to The Force Awakens. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the first meeting place of the Jedi Order was a cave on the planet Tython.Star Wars: The Old Republic
==Appearances==
*The Skywalker Saga
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*Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization 
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel 
*The Force Awakens Little Golden Book 
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation 
*The Force Awakens Adaptation 3 
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*Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition 
*Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel 
*Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation
*The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 2
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 3
*Chewie and the Porgs 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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==Notes and references==
Category:Ahch-To locations
Category:Jedi temples
Category:Vergences