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[[File: | [[File:The_Olympic_Tower 2.jpg|thumb|250px|The top portion of the Olympic Tower]] | ||
'''Olympic Tower''', also known as the '''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] Headquarters''', was a building at [[Fleet Command Headquarters]] in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]]. | '''Olympic Tower''', also known as the '''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] Headquarters''', was a building at [[Fleet Command Headquarters]] in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]].<ref name="NE">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[New Alexandria]]</ref> It was one of FLEETCOM HQ's main buildings for special ONI projects and high-ranking officials.<ref name="TFoR">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 25, p. 230 (2001 paperback); p. 266 (2011 Definitive Edition)</ref> At a height of 2,250 meters, it was one of New Alexandria's tallest buildings.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[UH-144 Falcon]] altimeter</ref> Having an office in the tower was considered quite prestigious; in particular, the corner offices provided a wonderful view of the surrounding area.<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
There was a fallout bunker on Sublevel Two of the facility. The tower also had retractable VTOL pads on the upper floors. | There was a fallout bunker on Sublevel Two of the facility. The tower also had retractable VTOL pads on the upper floors.<ref name="NE"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], the Olympic Tower was the center of operations for the evacuation effort in and around New Alexandria, but later came under attack after the [[Covenant]] zeroed in on its position. In the later stages of the evacuation, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] requested that all personnel be evacuated from the building immediately. [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] [[NOBLE Team]], along with some of the facility's personnel, hid in the sublevel fallout bunker between August 23 and August 26 after a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} started glassing the immediate area around the tower.<ref name="NE"/> | |||
Decades prior, Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] had been offered a corner office in this tower when her projects flourished. However, she declined as her office at [[CASTLE Base]] provided some isolation and peace from those who wanted to bother her.<ref name="TFoR"/> Eventually, her rejection of the tower office proved to be her salvation as New Alexandria, including Olympic Tower, was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="NE"/> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{New Alexandria}} | {{New Alexandria}} | ||
[[Category:New Alexandria]] | [[Category:New Alexandria]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC buildings]] | [[Category:UNSC buildings]] | ||
