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An '''Aplan Mortarium''', also known as a "'''Maze of the Dead'''", was built by the [[Aplan]]s on their home [[planet]] [[Alfava Metraxis]].


[[File:Maze-of-the-dead_03.jpg|thumb|300px|Weeping Angels in the Maze of the Dead]]
Mortaria were large [[temple]]s with subterranean [[labyrinth]]s. There were [[tomb]]s in the walls. The mazes had six levels to represent the ascent of the [[soul]].
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The '''Aplan Mortaria''', also known as The Maze of the Dead, was a crypt built by the [[Aplan]]s on their home planet [[Alfava Metraxis]].


It was a large temple with subterranean labyrinths, with tombs in the walls and adorned with statues of the dead. The Maze had six levels, to represent the ascent of the soul. During the [[47th century]], these mazes apparently became infested with [[Weeping Angel]]s, leading to the downfall of their civilisation. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'')
During the [[47th century]], one such Mortarium became infested with [[Weeping Angel]]s, leading to the downfall of the Aplan civilisation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'')


Large, dark, spacious and full of statues, the Mortaria is the perfect home and hiding place for creatures like the Weeping Angels. The darkness makes hunting a lot easier and the Angels have a less likely chance of locking themselves in stone form due to the darkness. In the [[51st century]] the [[Eleventh Doctor | Doctor]] visits the Maze of the Dead with Father Octavian and [[River Song]]. The Doctor realizes that the Aplans, a two-headed species, would not have built single-headed statues; which means that every single "statue" inside the maze was in fact a dying Weeping Angel.
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[[File:Maze-of-the-dead_02.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Looking for the statue hidden among the statues]]The Doctor hypothesizes that the ''Byzantium'' did ''not'' crash accidentally; rather it was sabotaged near Alfava Metraxis by the Angel in order to free its fellows, which thanks to his efforts, were slowly starting to come back to life.....
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An Aplan Mortarium, also known as a "Maze of the Dead", was built by the Aplans on their home planet Alfava Metraxis.

Mortaria were large temples with subterranean labyrinths. There were tombs in the walls. The mazes had six levels to represent the ascent of the soul.

During the 47th century, one such Mortarium became infested with Weeping Angels, leading to the downfall of the Aplan civilisation. (TV: The Time of Angels)

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