Violet Citadel

The Violet Citadel (or the Violet Tower)Magister Varenthas#QuotesHeart of War is the main fortress of Dalaran which housed/houses the Eye of Dalaran, Chamber of Air, research laboratories and great spell libraries of the Kirin Tor — the mage class of Dalaran. The towering spire raised by magic is located the heart of the city.The First Guardian, intro It's majestic spires and great halls, roofed by thick slate the color of lapis lazuli, gave the citadel its name.The Last Guardian The mighty structure rose above all else in the city. Its basic form is a huge tower with cone-shaped additions flanking its lower sides, while the sharply pointed tip is surrounded by a circular array kept in place by powerful magic spells.Stormrage, chapter 24
The Violet Citadel is the location of the Grand Library.The Last Guardian, pg. 18 There's a vault below the Violet Citadel where the Council of Tirisfal trapped the dreadlord Kathra'natir 2,600 years BDP.The First Guardian, pg. 4 The Violet Citadel also contains the Arcane Vault which houses Dalaran's most powerful artifacts. It was from there that Teron Gorefiend stole the Eye of Dalaran and killed Sathera. Antonidas and Kael'thas Sunstrider were about to stop the theft when Deathwing attacked the Violet Citadel to support the death knights.Beyond the Dark Portal, chapter 11
In the rebuilt Dalaran seen in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the Violet Citadel is home to Rhonin and his council of advisors — Vereesa Windrunner, Archmage Aethas Sunreaver, and Archmage Modera — who rule Dalaran and lead the Kirin Tor in its war against the blue dragonflight and Scourge. It is also the location of the Kirin Tor quartermaster who is located on an upper platform directly behind the four leaders.
During the War Against the Nightmare, the Emerald Nightmare enveloped Azeroth as well as Dalaran. Utterly cut off from the outside world in a chamber of the citadel, Archmage Modera and the remaining mages of the Kirin Tor still awake were doing all they could to contain the greatest of their kind from joining the Nightmare’s army.
After Rhonin's death, many, if not all mages of the Kirin Tor gathered here to commemorate the fallen archmage.Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War
During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the upper part of the citadel, the Hall of the Guardian, became available as the class hall for the Tirisgarde.
The tallest spire atop the Violet Citadel is actually a weapon used for the defense of the city and offense against its enemies. However, after the weapon was used against the Burning Legion during the assault on Broken Shore it was sabotaged by the Legion.An Urgent SituationBackup Plan The dreadlord Kathra'natir, helpless and imprisoned within the Nightborne Soulstone, has his power siphoned to re-power the weapon.Arming Dalaran
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==Notes and trivia==
*During the events of the Nexus War and the war against the Lich King, several artifacts were stored in the citadel, including :Faceless One's Withered BrainProof of Demise: Herald Volazj and an :Artifact from the Nathrezim Homeworld.Proof of Demise: Mal'Ganis
*There is the skull of a dragon hanging in the building.
*Mages live, study, and dine in the Violet Citadel. It was customary to serve wine with dinner, even to minors such as Khadgar. Medivh implied this wouldn't have been necessary if someone fixed the lead lining the building's aqueduct.The Last Guardian, chapter 5
*Its tallest spire is called Dalaran Spire.Wowhead
*Long before the First War, Aegwynn used to live in the Violet Citadel.Cycle of Hatred, chapter 12: ...The words were barely out of his mouth when Aegwynn teleported back to the Violet Citadel, in desperate need of sleep...
*The Violet Citadel itself also holds a striking resemblance to Arcane Observatories from Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (and not the actual Citadel's model) to the point of being nearly exact.
*A subzone called "Violet Citadel Balcony" can be discovered outside the Purple Parlor, but it does not display on the minimap.
*The Violet Citadel was originally told in Warcraft II to be the capital of the nation of Dalaran, being located on Cross Island,Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Nations of the Alliance, Dalaran which is said to be outside the proper city in The Last Guardian novel.The Last Guardian, chapter 7
**The mage towers of Warcraft II were also described to be extensions of the Violet Citadel, allowing the mages inside to research arcane spells unfettered by the affairs of the temporal plane.Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Alliance Buildings, Mage Tower
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WarCraftII-TidesOfDarkness-Orcs-Mission13-SiegeOfDalaran.png|Cross Island in Warcraft II, with the Violet Citadel on the upper part of the island.
Dalaran4.jpg|The Violet Citadel as seen in Warcraft III.
The Destruction of Dalaran cinematic.jpg|The city of Dalaran, the tall spire in the center is the Violet Citadel.
Violet Citadel Interior.jpg|The interior of the Violet Citadel, with members of the Council of Six.
Violet citadel.jpg| The exterior of the Violet Citadel in the daytime.
Dalaran Concept Art Peter Lee 3.jpg|Artwork of the Citadel.
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