The Jedi Temple (also known as the Palace of the Jedi) was the headquarters of the Jedi Order from the conclusion of the Great Sith War to the Great Jedi Purge and during that time was home to its major training, bureaucratic and dormitory facilities. Jointly operated by the Order and the Galactic Republic, the Temple was sealed to all but the Jedi and their allies, with very few public areas. The complex would be abandoned and largely destroyed at the time of the Declaration of a New Order when the Order was utterly routed by the Galactic Empire. Upon the rise of the Galactic Alliance, the Temple was rebuilt for the reformed Order under the leadership of Luke Skywalker.
The Jedi Temple first appeared in 1999 with the release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. The Temple was added to Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi in a DVD release.
The interior layout of the Jedi Temple was heavily detailed by Christian Piccollo who was the artist responsible for creating the cross-section of the Temple for the book, Star Wars: Complete Locations. It was this depiction which first placed the location of the Jedi Archives, main entrance, and the first depiction of the sacred spire at the heart of the Temple.
In Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope, the Jedi Temple is turned into the residence of Palpatine following the creation of the Empire. This was later an element adopted and officially brought into official canon as of 2014.