The Great Library at Ossus

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<div align="center">THE GREAT LIBRARY OF OSSUS

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Some scholars believe that the Jedi Order began on Ossus because of the similarity between the broad designs of the Great Library and the architecture of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Both Structures have multiple towers, each dedicated to particular areas of interest or study. However, it could just as easily be argued that both Great Library and the Temple show influences of a particular style of galactic architecture.

The Great Library at Ossus is a large, squat building constructed of dense, unadorned stone. Only the uppermost reaches of its walls and towers are adorned with any sort of recognizable iconography, usually Jedi glyphs from any one of a thousand worlds. The building sits atop a small, rocky hill. The steps that lead to its many entrances are so expertly carved that they appeared to rise out of the ground itself. All the stairways leading to the building’s lower level were open. It was Odan-Urr’s belief that nothing should bar a sentient creature from attaining knowledge.

The lowest level of the main building hold reading and instructions rooms, as well as large arcades in which holograms and other displays show images of some of the building’s treasures. Higher levels contain rows of data cards and reader tapes, catalogued according to Odan-Urr’s system. Librarians and researchers aid those seeking to plumb the Library’s mysteries, since it could take weeks or months to master its intricacies without a guide. The highest levels have large windows that allow visitors to look out at the hills surrounding the library. All the other levels lack windows and are illuminated solely by artificial lights.

The four towers connected to the main building are devoted to artefacts and relics from a particular era of galactic history. According to Odan-Urr’s dating system this period of time could be divided into four eras: Pre-Hyperdrive, Pre-Republic, Early Republic, and Mature Republic.

Beneath the main building is the Chamber of Antiquities; the often discussed and little seen jewel in Odan-Urr’s crown. In truth, the chamber consists of many different rooms and vaults, each divided further according to era, planet, and contents. Navigating its Byzantine complexities make the catalogue system of the main building seem like child’s play by comparison. This was intentional, since Odan-Urr wanted to make it difficult for the uninitiated to find artefacts that could bring harm to themselves or to others. It was here that evil Sith artefacts and other dark side relics found resting places. Few see them, since the Keeper of Antiquities restrict access to all but a handful of reputable scholars who had the express permission of the Keeper and the Jedi Council.
 
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