Did Star Wars COPY This Irish Library? 🤨🍿

Ever wonder where George Lucas got the inspiration for the Jedi Archives? It might have been an unauthorised copy of Ireland’s most famous room.

When Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones dropped in 2002, Trinity College Dublin noticed a suspicious resemblance. Here's the story behind the cinematic "coincidence" that almost led to a massive lawsuit.

Welcome to the Long Room in the Old Library at Trinity College, Dublin. This historic space features towering oak shelves and a massive barrel-vaulted ceiling. If it looks familiar, it's because the Jedi Archives in Star Wars look exactly like it! While Lucasfilm denied copying the design and the college ultimately dropped the lawsuit, the striking visual similarities remain one of cinema's greatest mysteries. Today, the library looks a bit different—due to a €90m restoration, the 200,000 ancient books have been temporarily moved, and a giant glowing Earth installation known as 'Gaia' fills the void.