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The system works in the following manner. First a color, denoting the sector number, and a letter denoting level, hence the main corridor passes through "Blue 15 " for example, lower numbers are closer to the central axis.
In addition there are several other designated areas, some officially ,such as the Garden and Zocalo, and some not, such as Dockside, DownBelow and Topside.
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Zero-Gravity (0g) Cargo Bays, Docking, Engineering, Defense
Systems.
At the front of the station is the Zero-gravity Docking Bay entrance. Two docking "horns" frame the bay, known as Forward Cargo Stabilizers, which help to guide and stabilize the bulk freighters.
The "front" of the station consists of two docking bays, the first allowing small craft to enter along the 0g centerline, and be transferred to the appropriate bay, and the second dedicated to craft remaining in freefall. The forward section also contains the cobra bays for the fighters which form part of the stations' defenses; a complement of Starfury fighters augmented by a station based low-level defense grid mounted on the outer hull consisting of several weapon types, including the latest pulse cannons.
Command & Control (C&C), Docking, Customs, Medlabs,
EA Personnel Quarters, Station Administration.
The maintenance and operations sections of Babylon 5, such as the docking bays, the customs areas and the Observation Dome which is located in the front bulge and contains 70 decks.
This area also contains the MedLabs, some living areas, the Sanctuary, the Rotunda and some waste reclamation facilities located on decks 49-51, referred to as "Downtown", including a sewage processing plant in Blue 29.
Business, Zocalo, Markets, Hotels, Leisure, Transient and Commercial
Habitation.
Red Sector wraps around the front end (north end) of the garden, encompassing the Zen Garden and the Maze. This is the thriving commercial and tourist centre of Babylon 5.
The interior of this sector is lined with with market places and business areas, including the Zocalo, Hotels, Casinos, Bars, Brothels (unofficially), Bookstore, hundreds of shops, Stands, Restaurants and Clubs.
The Casinos accept all currencies, Telepaths are allowed access to the Casinos, but are understandably forbidden to play. Station personnel are allowed to play, but cannot exceed a strict fifty credit limit per week. This is to protect them from running up gambling debts which could put them and station security at risk.
There is also a Museum with a permanent exhibition on Earth History, and exhibits from various worlds.
The Zocalo logo
Diplomatic Quarters, Babylon 5 Advisory Council Chambers (Note:
This Sector is strictly off-limits to unauthorized personnel).
A high-security section of Babylon 5 wrapped around the Garden that contains the ambassadorial suites, it is only accessible to the various ambassadors and suitably cleared station personnel. The Diplomatic Quarters are located in Green 2. Each ambassador and his staff have diplomatic immunity, and the quarters of each ambassador are considered to be part of their world's territory.
Alien Sector, Industrial, Some Waste Reclamation Facilities
& Associated Engineering.
Grey Sector wraps around the southern end of the Garden, and contains the alien sector, industrial areas and some waste reclamation facilities located on decks 49-51. The number of levels varies, one part of grey section only contains thirty levels, although one of these, Grey 17, was sealed off from the rest of the station by Jeremiah and his followers.
- Grey 10 -
A part of DownBelow and of the Babylon Triangle where John Sheridan became infected with a spirit entity contained
within the corpse of the Markab businessman, Shai-ushna.
- Grey 19 -
The location of the inquisition of Delenn and John Sheridan by Sebastian. A similar location was used as the isolation
chamber where the Markab withdrew after an outbreak of Drafa on Babylon 5.
Industrial, Reclamation, Heavy Machinery (Note: Areas of this
sector are welded shut).
The rear sections of Babylon 5, which may wrap partially around the Garden. Owing to the generally unsavory characters
that congregate there, Brown section is largely considered as an undesirable post by the maintenance workers on
Babylon 5 and is normally where new recruits are assigned.
- Brown 26 -
A large storage area on Babylon 5, able to be opened to space, where the Purple and Green Drazi were scheduled to fight for the leadership of their people.
- Brown 90 -
A large storage area, where the fire fight between the Babylon 5 crew and the Soldier of Darkness that arrived on board the Copernicus took place.
- Chez Soir -
A classy restaurant on Babylon 5.
- Dark Star -
A seedy night club owned by Ock that is located DownBelow in Brown Sector on Babylon 5. A common haunt of Londo
Mollari who initially met Adira Tyree there. It was also the Dark Star where Londo Mollari took Lennier to teach
him about dancers and gambling, resulting in their arrest following a brawl caused by Londo cheating at cards.
- Earharts -
The Officers' Club on Babylon 5, a circular building accessed from red section set upon a stem in the Garden, of
which it provides a panoramic view. There is a rule that no official business may be conducted there, the penalty
for which is buying a drink for everyone present, as Michael Garibaldi has found out, to his cost.
- Eclipse Cafe -
A
restaurant in Babylon 5's Zocalo.
- Eight to the Bar -
A potentially rough bar run by Josephina Duarte located in downbelow. The bar where Dr. Stephen Franklin first
encountered the singer Cailyn.
- Fresh Air -
An "open air" restaurant, supposedly the finest on Babylon 5, located in the Garden.
- Happy Daze -
A bar found in the DownBelow section of Babylon 5 where Michael Garibaldi sought sanctuary when accused of attempting
to sabotage Luis Santiago's visit to Babylon 5.
After a momentary lapse in his will power he succumbed to the temptation to drink and was captured by Lianna Kemmer as he tried to leave the establishment after saying he liked its decor, ambience and clientele.
- Juan's Kitchen -
A restaurant located on level six of Babylon 5's Red Section.
- Jupiter Bistro -
A café on Babylon 5.
- Wet Rock -
A bar located in Babylon 5's DownBelow that is owned and run by Irene Hardesty, the greasy food is even worse than
the drink.
- Zocalo Cafe -
A café located in Babylon 5's Zocalo.
- Finagle's Place -
A shop in Babylon 5's Zocalo.
Located in green sector, the Garden forms the largest section of Babylon 5. Its main purpose is to provide food and oxygen reclamation for the station.
It is a large botanical area that is the absolute centre of the station. It has a sort of hollow-world look, with fields and hydroponic gardens along the 360 degree circular section, the vegetative area of which covers 12 square miles. An observer can look straight up to the other side of the rotating section which is of sufficient size for weather to occur.
Lining the circular walls are some farmlands, orchards, an open air hedge maze, fields, trees, artificial lakes, hydroponic gardens and other areas for oxygen reclamation, with more developments being added over time, including sports areas. Beneath the garden is 20m of soil then levels of hydrobays, support systems, storage units and various chemical processing facilities, ultimately ending in Grey section.
- The Maze -
A section of the Garden containing a labyrinth of bushes, making it ideal for clandestine meetings, a purpose used by Londo Mollari and Mr. Morden on occasion.
- Japanese Stone Garden -
A small enclosed area within the main garden, frequently visited by Ambassador Delenn. Made of sand with several
stones embedded and wave-like markings on the sand interrupted by circular patterns from the stones. This is very
much a place of meditation. (also known as a Zen Garden)
- Hanging Garden -
An area running the length of Red Section named for varying sized spheres of soil suspended from the "ceiling"
on thick chains in which various phosphorescent plants are cultivated. It has a methane-ammonia atmosphere and
is also the location of the Dilgar War Memorial.
- Dilgar War Memorial -
A memorial to those who died in the Dilgar War located mid-way along the cylinder of the Hanging Garden.
- Babylon Park -
A large section of Babylon 5's Garden that includes a baseball pitch regularly used by John Sheridan.
- BabCom -
Babylon 5's internal communications network constructed by Galactel Matrix for both in-station and ship-to-station
communication, that carries over a thousand communications and educational channels and also has links into StellarCom.
BabCom monitors display the Babylon 5 logo when not in use, or switches to the StellarCom logo for incoming transmissions.
- StellarCom -
Babylon 5's external communications network linked into BabCom which uses tachyons to give almost instantaneous
communications over stellar distances.
- ComLink -
ComLinks - normally called links - are the personal, voice only, communication devices used by Earth Alliance
personnel, generally worn affixed to the back of the hand by a pad that bonds to the skin at a molecular level.
The ComLinks link into the central computer, from where they can connect to other links, the PA system or request data from from the computer database.
Links are individually coded to prevent unauthorized use and allow their location to be traced whenever they are used, making their theft pointless.
- Transport Tubes -
The normal means of transport through the various levels of the station are the transport tubes, which move vertically
from level to level. Some tubes offer transport horizontally. These tubes are voice operated.
- Core Shuttle -
A public monorail system that runs the length of the Babylon 5 Garden, just off the center of the core where gravity
is minimal, providing rapid transit from one end of the station to the other. There are 13 stops along the way.
The core shuttle runs every 5 minutes.
The warning sign at Core Shuttle stops
- Casinos -
The section of Babylon 5 devoted to gambling, which is also Ambassador Londo Mollari's favorite part of the station.
Located within red section. Babylon 5's casinos offer games from seven systems and can accept any currency. Station personnel are limited to a maximum of 50 credits gambling a week, while telepaths are for obvious reasons, prohibited from gambling altogether.
- Cobra Arm -
Each of four sections of Babylon 5 from which Starfury fighters are launched, named for their cobra-like shape.
- Dockside -
The name given to the cargo handling areas and docking bay section of Babylon 5, which is crewed by around 1,500
guild dock workers. This area is strictly off-limits to unauthorized personnel.
- DownBelow -
The "underside" section of Babylon 5, as opposed to Topside, where the lurkers try to survive. The lurkers
are Babylon 5's equivalent of the homeless. Conditions are primitive and the crime rate is rather high.
- Downtown -
Strictly speaking there is no such name, but it was a term used by John Sheridan to refer to the water and waste
reclamation areas located on decks 49-51 of blue section and grey section that is considered to be the most unpleasant
part of the station except for the methane toilets and is full of machinery, lead walls and piping.
Derek Cranston was misdirected here in his search for the fugitive Dr. Everett Jacobs and, since the area had been sealed off when the station became operational, had to burn through 49 pressure doors to get to the area only to find an unpleasant smell.
- Observation Dome -
[Command and Control (C&C)]
An alternate name for the Command and Control (C&C) section on Babylon 5, named for the large circular window looking out onto the approach vector for the station's docking bays, or Dockside.
It is located about a third of the way along the station radius (giving a gravity of about 0.3g) where the routing of ships is handled. The area includes numerous terminals for environment, jump gate/navigational assistance, security and so on, all of which go on standby for routine maintenance every 36-48 hours or so for cleaning, backups and so on.
As this is the nerve centre of Babylon 5, civilians are prohibited from entering the Observation Dome without the express permission of the station's commander.
- Office of Station's Security
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The official name for Michael Garibaldi's office on Babylon 5, later the office of Security Chief Zack Allen.
- Ombuds Courtroom -
The courtroom on Babylon 5 used by the Ombuds to try criminals and others facing charges for infringement
of the law on Babylon 5.
There are several legal judges for the Earth Alliance that are stationed on Babylon 5,known as Ombuds. They are fully authorized to hand down any sentence that is permitted by Earth Alliance law, including death of personality and even capital punishment in the form of spacing for mutiny or treason.
- Rotunda -
A large open section of the Babylon 5, often used for large gatherings, religious meetings, formal parties and
so on.
- Sanctuary, The -
An public observation dome located in Blue 3 at the front of Babylon 5 used for meetings and occasionally receptions
for VIPs, as was the case when the Centauri Emperor, Turhan, came aboard the station.
- Showers -
Due to stringent water requirements, showers on Babylon 5 are of the sonic vibration type, with antibacterial lighting.
Only a small handful of people have access to water showers - The commander of B5 and his senior staff, and
the ambassadors.
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