List of buildings in Civ4

This list includes all buildings in Civilization IV except for wonders, which are a separate category.

Common buildings

Ancient

Building	Requirements	Effects
Barracks	None	New land units receive +3 Experience point +2 with Nationhood Required to build Heroic Epic
Granary	Pottery	Stores 50% of after growth +1 from Corn, Rice, Wheat Available for free on Renaissance and later starts
Library	Writing	+2 +25% Can turn 2 citizens into Scientists Required to build University, National Epic, Great Library
Lighthouse	Sailing	+1 on water tiles Can only be built in coastal cities Required to build The Great Lighthouse Available for free on Industrial and later starts
Monument	Mysticism	+1 +1 for Charismatic leaders Obsolete with Astronomy
Obelisk	Mysticism	Can turn 2 Citizens into Priests +1 +1 for Charismatic leaders Obsolete with Astronomy
Walls	Masonry	+50% defense (except vs. Gunpowder Units) -50% damage from bombard (except from Gunpowder units) Required to build Castle Double production speed with Stone Obsoleted by Rifling (except defensive bonus)

Classical

Building	Requirements	Effects
Aqueduct	Mathematics, Masonry	+2 Required to build the Hanging Gardens Available for free on Renaissance and later starts
Colosseum	Construction	+1 +1 per 20% rate
Courthouse	Code of Laws	+2 -50% maintenance for the city Can turn 1 citizen into a Spy Required to build Forbidden Palace
Forge	Metal Casting	+1 +25% +1 from Gems, Gold, Silver Required to build Colossus, Ironworks, Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower Can turn 1 citizen into Engineer Available for free on Modern and later starts
Harbor	Compass	+50% trade route yield +1 from Clam, Crab, Fish Can only be built in coastal cities Available for free on Modern and later starts
Market	Currency	+25% Can turn 2 citizens into Merchants +1 from Furs, Ivory, Silk, Whale Available for free on Industrial and later starts
Stable	Horseback Riding	Mounted units receive +2 experience points
Theatre	Drama	+3 +1 per 10% rate +1 from Dyes Can turn 2 citizens into Artists Required to build Globe Theatre

Medieval

Building	Requirements	Effects
Bank	Banking	+50% Required to build Wall Street Available for free on Modern and later starts
Castle	Engineering, Walls	+1 +25% +1 trade route +50% defense (except vs. Gunpowder Units) -25% damage from bombard (except vs. Gunpowder Units) Obsolete with Economics (except defensive bonus) Double production speed with Stone
Grocer	Guilds, Currency	+1 from Bananas, Spices, Sugar and Wine +25% Can turn 2 citizens into Merchants Available for free on Industrial and later starts Is required to build Supermarket

Renaissance

Building	Requirements	Effects
Customs House	Economics, Harbor	+100% commerce from intercontinental foreign trade routes Can only be built in coastal cities
Jail	Constitution	+4 +50% -25% war weariness Can turn 2 citizens into spies Available for free on Modern and later starts
Observatory	Astronomy	+25% Can turn 1 citizen into Scientist Required to build Laboratory
Security Bureau	Democracy	+8 +50% defense against espionage Helps thwart rival Spies Can turn 2 citizens into spies
University	Education, Library	+3 +25% Required to build Oxford University

Industrial

Building	Requirements	Effects
Bomb Shelter	Electricity	-50% damage from nuclear weapons Requires the Manhattan Project
Bunker	Electricity	-50% damage from air units
Coal Plant	Assembly Line, Factory	If Coal is available: Provides (which causes +2 on its own) Additional +2 from dirty
Drydock	Steel	+1 +50% production for naval units New naval units receive +4 experience points Can only be built in coastal cities
Factory	Assembly Line	+1 +2 from Oil and Coal +25% (+50% with ) Can turn 2 citizens into Engineer Required to build Coal Plant, Hydro Plant, Nuclear Plant
Hospital	Medicine	+3 Heals units extra 10% damage/turn Required to build Red Cross
Industrial Park	Industrialism, Factory	+2 +1 free Engineer Can turn 2 citizens into Engineers +1 from Coal and Oil
Intelligence Agency	Communism	+8 +50% Can turn 2 citizens into spies
Levee	Steam Power	+1 on river tiles Can only be built in riverside cities
Nuclear Plant	Fission, Factory	Provides clean with Uranium (causes +2 ) Small chance of nuclear meltdown
Public Transportation	Combustion	+1 +1 from Oil +2 with Environmentalism

Modern

Building	Requirements	Effects
Airport	Flight	+1 Can airlift 1 land unit per turn +3 XP for new air units +4 air unit capacity +1 trade route
Broadcast Tower	Mass Media	+50% +1 per 10% rate Can turn 2 citizens into artists +1 from Hit Movies, Hit Musicals and Hit Singles +1 for Charismatic leaders
Hydro Plant	Plastics, Factory	Provides clean (causes +2 )
Laboratory	Computers, Observatory	+1 +25% +50% spaceship production Can turn 1 citizen into Scientist
Recycling Center	Ecology	No from buildings
Supermarket	Refrigeration, Grocer	+1 +1 from Cow, Deer, Pig, Sheep

Unique buildings

Since Warlords, every civilization in Civilization IV has had their own unique building. A unique building, or UB for short, is a building that can only be built by that civilization. It always replaces some other building, not allowing that one to be built at all.

Civilization	Unique building	Replaces	Difference
American	Mall	Supermarket	+20% Gold +1 happiness from Hit Musicals , Hit Singles and Hit Movies
Arabian	Madrassa	Library	+2 Culture Can turn 2 Citizens into Priests
Aztec	Sacrificial Altar	Courthouse	-30 Production cost (on normal speed games) Halves anger duration from sacrificing population
Babylonian	Garden	Colosseum	+2 Health
Byzantine	Hippodrome	Theatre	Cannot turn citizens into artists, unlike in the regular Theatre Happiness from Horse instead of Dye +1 Happiness +1 Happiness per 5% culture rate , instead of per 10%
Carthaginian	Cothon	Harbor	+20 production cost (on normal speed games) +1 trade route
Celtic	Dun	Walls	Gives eligible units the Guerrilla I promotion
Chinese	Pavilion	Theatre	+25% culture bonus for the city it's built in
Egyptian	Obelisk	Monument	Can turn 2 Citizens into Priests
English	Stock Exchange	Bank	+15% Gold
Ethiopian	Stele	Monument	+25% Culture
French	Salon	Observatory	+1 free Artist specialist
German	Assembly Plant	Factory	Can turn 4 Citizens into Engineers, rather than 2 Double construction speed with Coal
Greek	Odeon	Colosseum	+3 Culture +1 Happiness Can turn two Citizens into Artists +1 Happiness from Hit Singles
Holy Roman Empire	Rathaus	Courthouse	-75% Maintenance instead of -50%
Incan	Terrace	Granary	+2 Culture
Indian	Mausoleum	Jail	+2 Happiness
Japanese	Shale Plant	Coal Plant	Doesn't require Coal to provide Power Provides +10% production
Khmer	Baray	Aqueduct	+1 Food
Korean	Seowon	University	+35% Science rather than +25%
Malinese	Mint	Forge	+10% Gold
Mayan	Ball Court	Colosseum	+2 Happiness
Mongolian	Ger	Stable	+2 experience to new Mounted units
Native American	Totem Pole	Monument	+3 experience to new Archery units
Dutch	Dike	Levee	Can be built by coastal cities as well as cities on rivers +1 Production to water tiles
Ottoman	Hammam	Aqueduct	+2 Happiness
Persian	Apothecary	Grocer	+2 Health
Portuguese	Feitoria	Customs House	+1 Commerce on water tiles
Roman	Forum	Market	+25% Great Person points
Russian	Research Institute	Laboratory	+2 Free Scientist specialists
Spanish	Citadel	Castle	+5 experience points to Siege Units
Sumerian	Ziggurat	Courthouse	Can be built with Priesthood, rather than Code of Laws -30 production cost (on normal speed games)
Viking	Trading Post	Lighthouse	Free Navigation I promotion to sea units built in the city
Zulu	Ikhanda	Barracks	+10 Production cost (on normal speed games) -20% Maintenance

Religious buildings

Temples

All temples require Priesthood and provide:

• +1
• +1
• The ability to turn 1 citizen into Priest
• One of the requirements to build Cathedrals

• Buddhist Temple
• Christian Temple
• Confucian Temple
• Hindu Temple
• Islamic Temple
• Jewish Temple
• Taoist Temple

Monasteries

All monasteries require Meditation, become Obsolete with Scientific Method and provide:

• The ability to train Missionaries
• +2
• +10%

• Buddhist Monastery
• Christian Monastery
• Hindu Monastery
• Confucian Monastery
• Islamic Monastery
• Jewish Monastery
• Taoist Monastery

Cathedrals

"Cathedral" is a fan-given name to level-three religious buildings (they are behind only the Shrines). All cathedrals require Music and provide:

• +50%
• +2 if associated religion is state religion
• +1 with Incense
• The ability to turn 2 citizens into Priest
• Double production speed with Copper , Marble , or Stone , depending on cathedral type

• Buddhist Stupa
• Christian Cathedral
• Confucian Academy
• Hindu Mandir
• Islamic Mosque
• Jewish Synagogue
• Taoist Pagoda

Other

Building	Requirements	Effects
Academy	Great Scientist	+4 +50%
Military Academy	Military Science Great General	+25% bonus to military unit production +3
Scotland Yard	Great Spy	+100% Only requires Great Spy in Beyond the Sword