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the huge governmental building on Coruscant where the galaxy's leaders have convened for thousands of generations, the Imperial Palace has been added to by each successive administration. Like Coruscant itself, the Palace sprawls across the face of Imperial City, dominating the skyline with its huge, pyramidal outline. The uppermost levels of the palace house hangars and delivery bays that can accommodate large transport ships. The remaining levels above ground contains a multitude of banquet halls and living quarters for the many races and cultures that have been part of the Old and New Republics. The immediate levels below ground are made up of audience halls and conference rooms. The lowest levels are the realm of the support and service areas, including kitchens, atmosphere circulation, heating and cooling, and waste disposal. In all, there are more than 50 connected structures that make up the Palace, encompassing some 20,000 rooms and chambers. It is not uncommon for first-time Seantors and their aides to become lost in the mazes which are formed by its passageways. There are also a number of rumors surrounding the Palace. There are several stories of construction workers who were lost and never found; of chambers without doors; of sections of a hundred or more rooms that have never been occupied. There is even a belief that there is a hidden treasure room containing the wealth of Tolpeh-Sor. Much of the oldest parts of the Palace were damaged by the Force storm sent by the reborn Emperor Palpatine to capture Luke Skywalker. When the New Republic retook Coruscant for good, they used the Palace as their base, and tried unsuccessfully to change its name to the Capitol and Republic House, but none of them ever seemed appropriate. When the Yuuzhan Vong finally took possession of Coruscant, some two years after their initial invasion of the galaxy, Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya tried to eliminate the Warmaster Tsavong Lah by rigging his offices in the Palace to explode. The Warmaster refused to take the bait, sending a representative in his place. Fey'lya was forced to detonate his bombs, destroying three Yuuzhan Vong warships, some 25,000 warriors, and a good portion of the Imperial Palace.