"I can still remember all the glittering lights of Coruscant. Very pretty. Can we go back there, Master?"

- HK-47, Knights of the Old Republic

Ralph Angus McQuarrie (June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer and illustrator. His career included work on the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award. These are the concept paintings that he did for Coruscant.


Shuttle approaches Imperial City, Coruscant


Imperial City Skyline, Coruscant


Imperial City Hangar Bay, Coruscant (Note the layout of this painting - it's very close to what they used for the shot of the Qui-Gon's and Obi-Wan's Republic Cruiser at the beginning of The Phantom Menace.)


Imperial City Underground, Coruscant


Imperial City Shuttle Port, Coruscant


Imperial City Streetscene, Coruscant


Imperial City, Coruscant


Imperial City, Walkways, Coruscant


Monument Plaza, Coruscant (Does this angle remind anyone a little bit of the Geonosis Arena in Attack of the Clones or is it just me?)

Imperial Palace [interior], Coruscant


Imperial Palace, Coruscant


Imperial City, Entertainment District, Coruscant (A version of this was used in Season 2 of Star Wars: Clone Wars)


Polar Caps Waterworks, Coruscant