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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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') The Panopticon had six sides, as that number was revered on Gallifrey. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior would shine turqouise. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | The '''Panopticon''' was the main room of the [[Capitol]] on [[Gallifrey]]. The [[Eye of Harmony]] was secretly kept under the Panopticon. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') The Panopticon had six sides, as that number was revered on Gallifrey. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior would shine turqouise. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'') | ||
The name ''panopticon'' was likely derived from ''opticon'', the Gallifreyan word for the ancient village meeting place. ([[DWA]]: ''[[Blind Fury]]'') | |||
:''Out-of-universe, the name derives from [[Greece|Greek]], meaning "all seeing".'' | |||
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Revision as of 21:53, 21 September 2010
The Panopticon was the main room of the Capitol on Gallifrey. The Eye of Harmony was secretly kept under the Panopticon. (DW: The Deadly Assassin) The Panopticon had six sides, as that number was revered on Gallifrey. (EDA: The Ancestor Cell) When Gallifrey's suns shined on the Panopticon, the interior would shine turqouise. (EDA: The Tomorrow Windows)
The name panopticon was likely derived from opticon, the Gallifreyan word for the ancient village meeting place. (DWA: Blind Fury)
- Out-of-universe, the name derives from Greek, meaning "all seeing".
