Building (Civ6)

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Buildings in the City Center are shown on the map towards the center of the tile.

A building is a permanent structure that can be built in a city to provide a bonus. In Civilization VI buildings are less centralized, as some can be built in the City Center, but most are built in a specific district. In this way, during war, the enemy may Pillage districts and disable some of the buildings in a city without actually conquering it.

Constructing buildings can be accelerated via Industrial City-States. The Capital Capital gains a +2 Production bonus from every such City-State where you have at least 1 Envoy Envoy. All other cities which have an Industrial Zone (including the Capital Capital, if it has one) will gain +2 Production bonus from every such City-State where you have 3 Envoy Envoys, and another +2 Production if you have 6 Envoy Envoys. In Rise and Fall, however, these two bonuses are awarded only if the Industrial Zone contains a Workshop and a Factory (respectively).

Note that, once constructed, a Building cannot be removed from a city! Unlike in Civilization V, Buildings cannot be sold.

Building Requirements

As in all Civilization games, all buildings need to meet specific requirements before they can be built in a city. These are:

• Technologies or Civics - You need to research/develop a specific technology or civic to unlock each building. The only exception, as usual, is the Monument, which is available right from the start.
• District - In Civilization VI most buildings can only be built within a certain district. Thus, you need to first build a specific district in a city before you can actually build certain buildings.
• Other buildings - All buildings belonging to a certain district are organized in a hierarchical way. More advanced buildings require the more basic ones; the University, for example, requires a Library. The only exceptions are they buildings in the City Center, which can be built freely (except for the Walls upgrades, which need to be built in order: Ancient, then Medieval, and finally Renaissance).
• Religious Belief - a group of buildings (namely, all Tier 3 buildings of the Holy Site) each require the city to have the particular Religion as its Majority religion.
• Mutually exclusive buildings - There are some district buildings which cannot reside together with another specific building in the same district (and thus in the same city). For example, you cannot have the Barracks and the Stable at the same time - you need to choose only one.
• In Rise and Fall, Government Plaza buildings also require you to adopt a Tier I, II or III Government.

Building Effects

Every building in a city enhances its usefulness in some way. Most of the time this means increasing certain yields, such as Food or Culture. But Civilization VI and its innovative territory use system adds some unique possibilities, such as for an inland city to access ocean tiles via the Harbor, and be able to build ships there!

Another interesting feature is some building effects now extend not only to the parent city, but also to all other cities within a certain range, as is the case with the Production bonus of the Factory, or the Amenities Amenities bonus of the Zoo. Buildings of this type can only be found in the Industrial Zone and Entertainment Complex, so it is beneficial to build those districts in locations within 6 tiles of as many City Centers as possible.

Finally, most of the slots for Great Works, Relics and Artifacts are found within buildings.

List of buildings

Building	District	Unlocked with	Era
Palace	City Center	Empire Capital Capital	None
Monument	City Center	None	Ancient Era
Granary	City Center	Pottery	Ancient Era
Library	Campus	Writing	Ancient Era
Shrine	Holy Site	Astrology	Ancient Era
Ancient Walls	City Center	Masonry	Ancient Era
Barracks	Encampment	Bronze Working	Ancient Era
Basilikoi Paides	Encampment	Bronze Working	Ancient Era
Water Mill	City Center	Wheel	Ancient Era
Amphitheater	Theater Square	Drama and Poetry	Classical Era
Lighthouse	Harbor	Celestial Navigation	Classical Era
Stable	Encampment	Horseback Riding	Classical Era
Ordu	Encampment	Horseback Riding	Classical Era
Arena	Entertainment Complex	Games and Recreation	Classical Era
Tlachtli	Entertainment Complex	Games and Recreation	Classical Era
Market	Commercial Hub	Currency	Classical Era
Sukiennice	Commercial Hub	Currency	Classical Era
Temple	Holy Site	Theology	Classical Era
Prasat	Holy Site	Theology	Classical Era
Stave Church	Holy Site	Theology	Classical Era
Ancestral Hall	Government Plaza	Autocracy, Classical Republic, or Oligarchy	Classical Era
Audience Chamber	Government Plaza	Autocracy, Classical Republic, or Oligarchy	Classical Era
Warlord's Throne	Government Plaza	Autocracy, Classical Republic, or Oligarchy	Classical Era
Cathedral	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Dar-e Mehr	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Gurdwara	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Meeting House	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Mosque	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Pagoda	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Stupa	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Synagogue	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Wat	Holy Site	Religious Belief	None
Workshop	Industrial Zone	Apprenticeship	Medieval Era
University	Campus	Education	Medieval Era
Madrasa	Campus	Theology	Classical Era
Armory	Encampment	Military Engineering	Medieval Era
Medieval Walls	City Center	Castles	Medieval Era
Foreign Ministry	Government Plaza	Merchant Republic, Monarchy, or Theocracy	Medieval Era/Renaissance Era
Grand Master's Chapel	Government Plaza	Merchant Republic, Monarchy, or Theocracy	Medieval Era/Renaissance Era
Intelligence Agency	Government Plaza	Merchant Republic, Monarchy, or Theocracy	Medieval Era/Renaissance Era
Bank	Commercial Hub	Banking	Renaissance Era
Art Museum	Theater Square	Humanism	Renaissance Era
Archaeological Museum	Theater Square	Humanism	Renaissance Era
Shipyard	Harbor	Mass Production	Renaissance Era
Renaissance Walls	City Center	Siege Tactics	Renaissance Era
Tsikhe	City Center	Siege Tactics	Renaissance Era
Factory	Industrial Zone	Industrialization	Industrial Era
Electronics Factory	Industrial Zone	Industrialization	Industrial Era
Military Academy	Encampment	Military Science	Industrial Era
Sewer	City Center	Sanitation	Industrial Era
Stock Exchange	Commercial Hub	Economics	Industrial Era
Zoo	Entertainment Complex	Natural History	Industrial Era
Ferris Wheel	Water Park	Natural History	Industrial Era
Aquarium	Water Park	Natural History	Industrial Era
Hangar	Aerodrome	Flight	Modern Era
Seaport	Harbor	Electricity	Modern Era
Power Plant	Industrial Zone	Electricity	Modern Era
Broadcast Center	Theater Square	Radio	Modern Era
Film Studio	Theater Square	Radio	Modern Era
Research Lab	Campus	Chemistry	Modern Era
National History Museum	Government Plaza	Communism, Democracy, or Fascism	Modern Era
Royal Society	Government Plaza	Communism, Democracy, or Fascism	Modern Era
War Department	Government Plaza	Communism, Democracy, or Fascism	Modern Era
Food Market	Neighborhood	Replaceable Parts	Modern Era
Shopping Mall	Neighborhood	Capitalism	Modern Era
Airport	Aerodrome	Advanced Flight	Atomic Era
Stadium	Entertainment Complex	Professional Sports	Atomic Era
Aquatics Center	Water Park	Professional Sports	Atomic Era
Thermal Bath	Entertainment Complex	Natural History	Industrial Era

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack