What Cell Block Was Leia in?

Cell 2187 was Princess Leia Organa's cell on the original Death Star. Found in Detention Block AA-23, sub-level five, an area reserved for political prisoners, Organa was held here after she was captured by Darth Vader and tortured by an IT-O Interrogation Unit.

What detention block was Princess Leia being held on the first Death Star?

It was located 400 meters (1,300 feet) below Docking Bay 327. Darth Vader interrogates Leia Organa in Cell 2187 of Block AA-23. After the Millennium Falcon was captured by the Death Star, Luke Skywalker discovered that the Princess was scheduled to be executed.

What is the significance of 2187 in Star Wars?

The number 2187 is the detention block Princess Leia was imprisoned in on the Death Star in A New Hope. This in itself is a nod to 21-87, which was a National Film Board of Canada short that was Lucas' original influence for Star Wars.