Presidium

The Presidium is the gleaming heart of the Citadel Station. It is located in the 10km wide central ring of the station, home to the various government offices of the Citadel Council, as well as embassies for all of the species represented in the Citadel.

The interior of the Presidium is landscaped to resemble a lush parkland on a 'G' type planet (using the Systems Alliance's Morgan-Keenan classification system). No detail was overlooked, boasting a large freshwater lake, verdant fields of grass, trees, and clouds, as well as artificial sunlight and gentle breezes. The Presidium goes through a brief day-night cycle, allowing six hours of darkness during which the 'sky' is darkened.

The buildings are built along the curving walls of the ring, and were meant to blend in unobtrusively with the surroundings. Located in the very heart of all this is the immense Council Tower, where the Citadel Council itself meets and holds audience with ambassadors from the various governments.

Key Locations

• Entrance to the Council Tower
• The Embassies (human, elcor and volus)
• Embassy Bar
• Executor Pallin's office
• Consort's Chambers
• Barla Von's office
• The Emporium

Points of Interest

• Avina terminals are placed at key points throughout the Presidium, giving information on the surroundings.
• The Mass Relay Statue, a scale reconstruction of a mass relay, can be found not far from the entrance to the tower. This statue is believed to be a piece of Prothean art and is the subject of much discussion on the Citadel.
• Near the Emporium is the Krogan Monument, a huge statue commissioned to commemorate the efforts of the krogan during the Rachni Wars.
• A salarian and a human woman can be found chatting outside the Consort's Chambers on various topics. The woman mentions her office has been rearranged by the keepers five times this week. They also chat about entertainment on the Citadel, comparing the Embassy Bar to Chora's Den.

• The Mass Relay Statue is actually the "exit" companion relay to the Prothean Conduit on Ilos, through which Saren Arterius and a small army of geth followers travel to begin their assault on the Citadel. Commander Shepard and his squad later follow them in the Mako in an attempt to save galactic civilization from the Reapers.