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The '''Panopticon''' was the main room of the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]. The [[Eye of Harmony]] was secretly kept under the Panopticon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | The '''Panopticon''' was the main room of the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]. The [[Eye of Harmony]] was secretly kept under the Panopticon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
The Panopticon had six sides. That number was revered on Gallifrey because it was the number of founders of [[Time Lord]] society. At every corner of the Panopticon, there were six black statues of the six founders of Time Lord society ([[Rassilon]], [[Omega]], [[Pandak]], [[The Other]], [[Apeiron]] and one other, possibly [[Eutenoyar]]). Every [[Chapter House]] ([[Prydonian Chapter]], [[Arcalian Chapter]], [[Patrex Chapter]], [[Dromeian Chapter]], [[Cerulean Chapter]] and the [[Scendles Chapter]]) were involved in a competition to build a bigger statue of their founder than the other Chapter Houses, which resulted in the Scendles Chapter being bankrupted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior glowed turquoise. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') The ceiling was so high that clouds formed | The Panopticon had six sides. That number was revered on Gallifrey because it was the number of founders of [[Time Lord]] society. At every corner of the Panopticon, there were six black statues of the six founders of Time Lord society ([[Rassilon]], [[Omega]], [[Pandak]], [[The Other]], [[Apeiron]] and one other, possibly [[Eutenoyar]]). Every [[Chapter House]] ([[Prydonian Chapter]], [[Arcalian Chapter]], [[Patrex Chapter]], [[Dromeian Chapter]], [[Cerulean Chapter]] and the [[Scendles Chapter]]) were involved in a competition to build a bigger statue of their founder than the other Chapter Houses, which resulted in the Scendles Chapter being bankrupted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior glowed turquoise. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') The Panopticon's ceiling was so high that clouds formed near it, and sometimes it rained. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'', ''[[Warmonger]]'') | ||
The name ''panopticon'' was likely derived from ''opticon'', the Gallifreyan word for the ancient village meeting place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blind Fury (short story)|Blind Fury]]'') | The name ''panopticon'' was likely derived from ''opticon'', the Gallifreyan word for the ancient village meeting place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blind Fury (short story)|Blind Fury]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The name derives from [[Greece|Greek]]: "pan" meaning all and "Opticon" meaning view. It was coined by Jeremy Bentham, who came up with a revolutionary approach to the way prisons should be designed | * The name derives from [[Greece|Greek]]: "pan" meaning all and "Opticon" meaning view. It was coined by Jeremy Bentham, who came up with a revolutionary approach to the way prisons should be designed. | ||
[[Category:Gallifreyan locations]] | [[Category:Gallifreyan locations]] | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 29 May 2013
The Panopticon was the main room of the Capitol on Gallifrey. The Eye of Harmony was secretly kept under the Panopticon. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
The Panopticon had six sides. That number was revered on Gallifrey because it was the number of founders of Time Lord society. At every corner of the Panopticon, there were six black statues of the six founders of Time Lord society (Rassilon, Omega, Pandak, The Other, Apeiron and one other, possibly Eutenoyar). Every Chapter House (Prydonian Chapter, Arcalian Chapter, Patrex Chapter, Dromeian Chapter, Cerulean Chapter and the Scendles Chapter) were involved in a competition to build a bigger statue of their founder than the other Chapter Houses, which resulted in the Scendles Chapter being bankrupted. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell) When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior glowed turquoise. (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows) The Panopticon's ceiling was so high that clouds formed near it, and sometimes it rained. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors, Warmonger)
The name panopticon was likely derived from opticon, the Gallifreyan word for the ancient village meeting place. (PROSE: Blind Fury)
Also in ancient times, the Pythia used panoptics placed throughout the city to watch over it. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
Behind the scenes
- The name derives from Greek: "pan" meaning all and "Opticon" meaning view. It was coined by Jeremy Bentham, who came up with a revolutionary approach to the way prisons should be designed.
