Shard Memorial

The Shard Memorial was a monument built on a peaceful, if remote and relatively unknown, planet, as a tribute to Alderaan, a Core Worlds planet destroyed by the Galactic Empire's Death Star battlestation in 0 BBY.The New Essential Chronology It was a jutting slab of light blue crystal placed in a grassy field of a region of hills.
The memorial served as a place of remembrance, and in 2 ABY, Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan's royal family visited it. Kneeling before the monument, the Alderaanian noble was reminded of the crystalline walls of the Aldera Royal Palace, the House of Organa's residence that had existed on Alderaan.Coruscant and the Core Worlds
==Behind the scenes==
The Shard Memorial was introduced on a card of 2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back, a Topps trading card set released on April 29, 2015. The card was illustrated by Grant Gould.
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Category:Crystals
Category:Culture of Alderaan
Category:Monuments and memorials