Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy

The Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy was a list of wonders constructed by sentient beings from across the galaxy. The list was created by Vicendi in 10,000 BBY as part of Arturum Galactinum, a commissioned work for the anniversary of the Galactic Republic. The list was criticized by some for emphasizing antiquity, those items linked to the formation of the Republic, and the Core Worlds. Other cultures, such as the Hutts, Bothans, Caamasi, and Humanocentrists created their own lists of wonders. The Galactic Empire, via its Imperial Ministry of Education, had a rewritten list called the Glorius Imperica, which focused mainly on Human High Culture. Many of the wonders were lost to time, but were famous in their own right nonetheless.
==The Twenty Wonders==
Wonder 	Location 	Created 	Destroyed 	Description
Coruscant's Imperial Palace 	Galactic City, Coruscant 	 	Damaged during Yuuzhan Vong War 	Originally a presidential palace, it was converted to Imperial purposes during the Galactic Empire.
Dawn Pyramid of Aargau 	Aargau 	Prehistoric 	 	Possibly built by the Sharu and constructed of near-indestructible plastic of iridescent color.
Brass Soldiers of Axum 	Axum 	Possibly pre-Republic 	 	The soldiers were thirty-five thousand warriors made of solid brass and frozen in positions of pain and terror.
Shawken Spire 	Shawken 	Construction began before 25,780 BBY	18,780 BBY 	A tower that took over nine millennia to construct, the building reached low orbit level before its destruction. A replica was created out of more modern materials.
Belgoth's Beacon 	Perlemian Trade Route 	Circa 25,100 BBY 	Second Alsakan Conflict 	An original hyperspace beacon that was commissioned by Borte Belgoth.
Valley of Royalty 	Duro 	 	Abandoned by 4000 BBY 	A valley that featured monuments to the monarchs of Duro who championed the exploration of space, it was abandoned by 4,000 BBY due to acidic pollution.
Celebratus Archive 	Obroa-skai 	16,782 BBY 	 	The archive collected and retained complete records of over three hundred thousand species and solidified Obroa-skai's reputation as a bastion of research.
Statue of Xim 	Desevro 	 	Sometime before 25,100 BBY 	The statue was a large replica of Xim, a tyrannical ancient ruler, which stood over one hundred meters high. It was toppled by a groundquake late during the despot's reign.
Crevasse City 	Alderaan 	 	0 BBYThe Essential Atlas 	The city was constructed in the winding walls of a canyon and became a symbol of Alderaan's balance between urbanization and ecology.
Ark of Baron Auletphant 	Housed in Baobab Archives, Manda	 	 	The ark was a golden barge with rose and azure mytag crystals that contained aquatic specimens of many worlds. It was lost for over ten millennia, but recovered and placed on Manda in 520 BBY.
Ice Crypts 	Coruscant 	 	 	A subterranean chamber used by the thirteen Nations of Zhell to bury their chiefs.
Caliginous Automaton of Tomo-Reth	Tomo-Reth 	 	14,743 BBY 	A large black automaton that was more than fifty meters in height, it sat on a throne and breathed fire at its visitors, amazing those who came to view it.
Tract of Makem Te 	Makem Te 	 	 	The tract was a large graveyard that covered much of a continent on the planet. It was originally mistaken for an ice cap.
Esraza Temple 	Oligtaz 	 	Destroyed sometime prior to modern era	A large shrine that was believed to be a nexus where visitors could be endowed with the gifts of teleportation and foresight.
Forbidden Gardens of Nuswatta 	Nuswatta 	 	 	The gardens were originally only accessible by Xim the Despot and existed in an extinct volcano. Those who saw the gardens were put to death. Later, the gardens were opened to the public.
Crystal City of Calius saj Leeloo	Calius saj Leeloo, Berchest 	 	 	The city was constructed from the local crystal deposits.
Halls of Knowledge 	Phateem 	 	 	The Halls of Knowledge was once the largest repository of Force-imbued items.
Cathedral of Winds 	Vortex 	 	Destroyed in 11 ABY; rebuilt by Vors 	A large cathedral that was used to create music by redirecting airflow through the doorways. It was discovered during the Pius Dea Crusades by the explorer Hicco.
Alsakan Mosaics 	Rucapar, Alsakan 	 	Third Alsakan Conflict 	Originally sprawlling from the central square of Rucapar, the mosaics were five lanes of tile that reached to five equidistant mountains. Only traces survived the Third Alsakan Conflict.
Space City 	Nespis VIII 	During early Republic 	11 ABY 	The Space City was an interstellar metropolis that was constructed during the early days of the Republic. Largely abandoned by the Clone Wars, it was eventually destroyed by the Galaxy Gun in 11 ABY.
==Behind the scenes==
The Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy were first mentioned in the sourcebook Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds. Later, Daniel Wallace, in an interview with suvudu.com at San Diego Comic-Con, previewed that The Essential Atlas was expected to have a complete list of the Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy. Upon publication, the Atlas in fact included the list which featured newly created locations.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: The Old Republic 
==Sources==
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*Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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*The Essential Atlas
*Suns of Fortune
*Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
==Notes and references==