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 "Don’t watch the big clock; do what it does. Keep going."
– Sam Levenson
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Big Ben is an Industrial Era Wonder in Civilization VI. It must be built along a River adjacent to a Commercial Hub with a Bank.

  • Effects:
    • +6 Gold Gold
    • +3 Great Merchant Great Merchant points per turn
    • +1 Economic Policy Economic policy slot
    • Gold Gold in treasury is increased by 100% (GS-Only 50%).

Strategy[]

Big Ben is a very important wonder to build if you are focused on your economy. The added Economic Policy Economic Policy Card slot and +6 Gold Gold per turn will help increase your empire's income, and the sudden influx of Gold Gold may give you the capital needed to patronize Great Person Great People (especially if you finish building this wonder when you have a large amount of Gold Gold in your treasury). Moreover, the extra Great Merchant Great Merchant points will allow you to attract Great Merchants more quickly, many of whom will provide you with extra Amenities Amenities and luxury resources from the time that Big Ben becomes available onward.

If you already have a strong Culture Culture generation, Big Ben might be a more worthwhile investment than the Forbidden City, because Economic Policy Economic policy slots are almost on par with Wildcard Slot Wildcard slots in strength. This holds especially true when going for a Domination Victory and picking Fascism as your Tier 3 government.

Civilopedia entry[]

The giant bell, Big Ben, is housed in the Elizabeth Tower – so named to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (being just the “Clock Tower” before that) – at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, where sits the Houses of Parliament. Being rather casual in language, most Brits and flocks of tourists tend to refer to the whole thing as “Big Ben.” The great 16-ton bell was cast in August 1856 at the foundry at Stockton-on-Tees and recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in April 1858 after it cracked while being transported to London. The pendulum clockwork was designed by the Astronomer Royal and crafted by the clockmaker Edward Dent and his stepson Frederick; it was ready in 1854. So fine is the precision, that adding or removing a penny (English, of course) to the pendulum will change the speed by four-tenths of a second each day. But all had to await the completion of the clock tower itself, which wasn’t done until 1859. Despite being silenced during wartime and the occasional breakdown, Big Ben has chimed the hour ever since.

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Videos[]

CIVILIZATION_VI_-_Big_Ben_(Wonder_Movies)

CIVILIZATION VI - Big Ben (Wonder Movies)

See also[]

Civilization VI Wonders [edit]
Wonders AlhambraAmundsen-Scott Research Station R&F-OnlyAngkor Wat1Apadana1Big BenBiosphère1Bolshoi TheatreBroadwayCasa de Contratación R&F-OnlyChichen ItzaColosseumColossusCristo RedentorEiffel TowerEstádio do MaracanãEtemenanki1Forbidden CityGolden Gate Bridge GS-OnlyGreat Bath GS-OnlyGreat LibraryGreat LighthouseGreat ZimbabweHagia SophiaHanging GardensHermitageHuey TeocalliJebel Barkal1Kilwa Kisiwani R&F-OnlyKotoku-in R&F-OnlyMachu Picchu GS-OnlyMahabodhi TempleMausoleum at Halicarnassus1Meenakshi Temple GS-OnlyMont St. MichelOracleOrszágház GS-OnlyOxford UniversityPanama Canal GS-OnlyPetraPotala PalacePyramidsRuhr ValleyStatue of Liberty R&F-OnlyStatue of Zeus1St. Basil's Cathedral R&F-OnlyStonehengeSydney Opera HouseTaj Mahal R&F-OnlyTemple of Artemis R&F-OnlyTerracotta ArmyTorre de Belém1University of Sankore GS-OnlyVenetian Arsenal
Natural wonders Bermuda Triangle1Chocolate Hills GS-OnlyCliffs of DoverCrater LakeDead SeaDelicate Arch R&F-OnlyEye of the Sahara R&F-OnlyEyjafjallajökull1Fountain of Youth1Galápagos IslandsGiant's Causeway1Gobustan GS-OnlyGreat Barrier ReefHạ Long Bay1Ik-Kil GS-OnlyKakadu2Lake Retba R&F-OnlyLysefjord1Mato Tipila GS-OnlyMatterhorn R&F-OnlyMount EverestMount KilimanjaroMount Roraima R&F-OnlyMount Vesuvius GS-OnlyPaïtiti1Pamukkale GS-OnlyPantanalPinnacles2PiopiotahiSahara el Beyda GS-OnlyTorres del PaineTsingy de BemarahaUbsunur Hollow R&F-OnlyUluru1Vinland2YosemiteZhangye Danxia R&F-Only
1 Requires DLC2 Specific scenarios only

R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

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