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The '''Tiara''' was a space station in equatorial geosynchronous orbit over [[Utgard]], on the human colony [[Harvest]]. Constructed in [[2468]] when Harvest was founded, it supported the [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|seven]] [[space elevator|space elevators]] servicing the colonies capital city of [[Utgard]], and functioned as an orbital port for passenger and cargo transport, as well as the storage area for the data centers of the AI [[Sif]], who was in charge of Harvest's shipping operations and maintaining the ''Tiara'' 's position. It was not present in 2502, but was fully functional by 2524.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 66</ref>

The ''Tiara'' is described as two arcs separated by the [[Carbon nanofiber|carbon nano-fiber]] strands that made up the space elevators of Harvest. The beam work connecting the two looked like delicate filigree. Six beveled titanium spars ran the length of the facility. [[Avery Johnson]] estimated the station was about 4 kilometers long and it's interior around 300 meters in diameter (13,200 and 990 feet, respectively)<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg. 66</ref>. It possessed some form of artificial gravity as well.<ref>[[Halo: Fall of Reach]] pg. 230</ref>).

It, along with [[Sif]], was seriously damaged in [[2525]] by a [[mass driver]] fired by [[Loki]] from the surface of the planet<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] pg. 378</ref>, just before Harvest fell to the Covenant. The strands and parts of Tiara wrapped around Harvest, as per it's rotation. In a state of grief, [[Mack]], Harvest's agricultural AI, ordered the [[JOTUN|JOTUNs]] to bury the strands of the ''Tiara'' and the space elevators, protecting them from plasma fire as Harvest was glassed due to the Covenant [[glassing|orbital bombardment]].