List of buildings in Civ5

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This is the list of buildings in Civ5, as of the Brave New World expansion.

The Gods & Kings expansion added 13 new buildings to the game. The Brave New World expansion added 8 new buildings to the game, and removed one old building. The Fall 2013 patch also included one new building.

Note that certain buildings are unique to certain civilizations and replace a generic building of that era. They are marked as such, and appear under the heading of the generic building they replace. See also the Notes section to see which civilization the unique building belongs to. These buildings have the same technological requirements as the generic building they replace, but sometimes their other requirements are different. Their unique bonuses are marked in green.

Religious

Religious buildings were introduced in the Gods & Kings expansion pack and may only be purchased with Faith. These buildings include the updated version of the Monastery, previously a bonus building that could only be built in a city with Incense or Wine resources nearby.

Building	Cost*	Effect	Notes
Cathedral	200	+1 +3 ( +1 ) +1 1 Artist Specialist slot ( 1 Great Work of Art slot)	Requires Cathedrals religious belief
Monastery	150	+2 +2 +1 and on Incense and Wine resource tiles worked by the city	Requires Monasteries religious belief
Mosque	200	+1 +2 +3	Requires Mosques religious belief
Pagoda	200	+2 +2 +2	Requires Pagodas religious belief

^* Cost is relative - it assumes the game's speed is set to Standard, and increases as you progress through the eras.

Ancient Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Barracks	1	+15 experience for all units trained in the city
Ikanda	1	+15 experience for all units trained in the city Grants unique promotions to pre-Gunpowder units	Unique to the Zulus
Krepost	1	+15 experience for all units trained in the city -25% cost of tiles in this city -25% when purchasing new tiles in this city	Unique to Russia
Circus	-	+2 local	City must have Horses or Ivory resource nearby
Granary	1	+2 +1 on Wheat, Bananas and Deer resource worked by the city	Allows for movement of via trade routes
Library	1	+1 per 2 in the city
Paper Maker	0	+1 per 2 in the city +2	Unique to China
Royal Library	1	+1 per 2 in the city 1 Great Work of Writing slot, which, if filled, grants 10 extra XP to units trained in the city	Unique to Assyria
Monument	1	+2
Stele	1	+2 +2	Unique to Ethiopia
Shrine	1	+1
Pyramid	1	+2 +2	Unique to the Maya
Stone Works	1	+1 +1 on Marble and Stone resource worked by the city +1	City must have Marble or Stone nearby City cannot be built on plains
Walls	-	+5 +50 HP
Walls of Babylon	-	+6 +100 HP	Unique to Babylon
Water Mill	2	+2 +1	City must border a river
Floating Gardens	1	+2 +2 on worked lake tiles +1 +15% in the city	Unique to the Aztecs City must border a river or a lake

Classical Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Amphitheater	2	+3 ( +1 ) 1 Artist Specialist slot ( 1 Great Work of Writing slot)	Requires Monument or Stele
Aqueduct	1	+40% is carried over after a new citizen is born
Caravansary	-	+50% range for land trade routes originating from this city +2 when connecting to another civ
Colosseum	1	+2 local
Courthouse	4	Eliminates the Occupied status of a city, reducing	Can only be built in Occupied cities
Lighthouse	1	+1 on worked sea tiles +1 on worked Fish resource +1 on all worked Sea resources	City must be built on a coast
Market	-	+2 ( +1 ) +25% 1 Merchant Specialist slot Increases from trade routes to this city
Bazaar	-	+2 +25% +2 on worked Oil resource and oasis tiles 1 extra copy per luxury resource near this city 1 Merchant Specialist slot Increases from trade routes to this city	Unique to Arabia
Mint	-	+2 on worked gold and Silver resource	City must have gold or silver nearby
Stable	1	+1 on worked Sheep, Cattle and Horses resource +15% for mounted units	City must have a Pasture nearby
Ducal Stable	0	+1 and on worked Sheep, Cattle and Horses resource +15% and +15 XP for mounted units	Unique to Poland City must have a Pasture nearby
Temple	2	+2	Requires Shrine or Pyramid
Burial tomb	0	+2 +2 local Doubles pillaged by enemy if the city is captured	Unique to Egypt Requires Shrine
Mud Pyramid Mosque	0	+2 +2	Unique to Songhai Requires Shrine

Medieval Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Armory	1	+15 experience for all units trained in the city	Requires Barracks or Krepost or Ikanda
Castle	-	+7 +25 HP	Requires Walls or Walls of Babylon
Mughal Fort	-	+7 +25 HP +2 Produces ( in BNW) after Flight is discovered	Unique to India Requires Walls
Forge	1	+15% for land units +1 on worked Iron resource	City must have Iron nearby
Garden	1	+25% Great Person generation	City must border a river or a lake
Candi	1	+25% Great Person generation +2 +2 per World Religion which has at least 1 follower in this city	Unique to Indonesia No terrain requirement
Harbor	2	+1 on worked Sea Resources (not in BNW) Forms a trade route across water Extends Sea Trade Routes' range from this city and increases from them when connecting to a civilization	City must be built on a coast
University	2	+33% +2 on worked jungle tiles 2 Scientist Specialist slots	Requires Library or Paper Maker or Royal Library
Wat	2	+33% +2 on worked jungle tiles +3 2 Scientist Specialist slots	Unique to Siam Requires Library
Workshop	2	+2 +10% 1 Engineer Specialist slot	Allows for movement of via trade routes
Longhouse	2	+2 +1 on worked forest tiles No multiplier 1 Engineer Specialist slot	Unique to the Iroquois Allows for movement of via trade routes

Renaissance Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Arsenal	-	+9 +25 HP	Requires Castle or Mughal Fort
Bank	-	+2 +25% 1 Merchant Specialist slot	Requires Market or Bazaar
Hanse	-	+2 +25% +5% per City-State Trade Route in the empire 1 Merchant Specialist slot	Unique to Germany Requires Market
Satrap's Court	-	+3 +25% +2 local 1 Merchant Specialist slot	Unique to Persia Requires Market
Constabulary	1	-25% enemy spy stealing rate
Observatory	-	+50%	City must border a mountain
Opera House	1	+4 ( +1 ) 1 Artist Specialist slot ( 1 Great Work of Music slot)	Requires Amphitheater
Ceilidh Hall	1	+4 ( +1 ) +3 local 1 Artist Specialist slot ( 1 Great Work of Music slot)	Unique to the Celts Requires Amphitheater
Seaport	2	+15% for naval units +1 , from sea resources	City must be built on a coast Requires Harbor
Theatre	2	+3	Requires Colosseum Replaced by Zoo
Windmill	2	+2 +10% for Buildings 1 Engineer Specialist slot	City cannot be built on hills
Coffee House	2	+2 +5% +25% Great Person generation 1 Engineer Specialist slot	Unique to Austria No terrain requirement
Zoo	2	+2 local	Requires Colosseum

Industrial Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Factory	3	+4 +10% 2 Engineer Specialist slots	Requires Workshop or Longhouse Requires 1 Coal
Hospital	2	+5	Requires Aqueduct
Hydro Plant	3	+1 on worked tiles bordering a river	City must border a river Requires 1 Aluminum
Military Academy	1	+15 experience for all units trained in the city	Requires Armory
Museum	3	+5 ( +1 ) 2 Artist Specialist slots ( 2 Great Work of Art slots)	Requires Opera House or Ceilidh Hall
Police Station	1	-25% enemy spy stealing rate	Requires Constabulary
Public School	3	+3 +1 per 2 in the city 1 Scientist Specialist slot	Requires University or Wat
Stock Exchange	-	+3 +33% ( +25%) 2 Merchant Specialist slots	Requires Bank or Satrap's Court or Hanse

Modern Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Broadcast Tower	3	+3 ( +1 ) +33% 1 Great Work of Music slot	Requires Museum
Hotel	-	50% of from Wonders and Improvements is added to the output of the city +50% from Great Works
Military base	-	+12 +25 HP	Requires Arsenal
Research Lab	3	+4 +50% 1 Scientist Specialist slot	Requires Public School
Stadium	2	+4 ( +2 local )	Cannot provide more than the number of in the city Requires Theatre or Zoo

Atomic Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Airport	5	50% of from Wonders and Improvements is added to the output of the city +50% from Great Works Allows airlifting military units to other cities with an Airport	Airlifting doesn't work on Trade units, Naval units, and Work Boat
Medical Lab	3	+25% is carried over after a new citizen is born	Requires Hospital Effect stacks with the Aqueduct
Nuclear Plant	3	+5 +15%	Requires 1 Uranium City cannot have a Solar Plant
Recycling Center	3	+2 Aluminum resource	There can be 5 of these buildings in a single empire at most
Solar Plant	3	+5 +15%	City must border or be built on a desert City cannot have a Nuclear Plant

Information Era

Building	Maintenance cost	Effect	Notes
Bomb Shelter	1	-75% loss from nuclear attack
Spaceship Factory	3	+3 +50% for Spaceship parts	Requires Factory Requires 1 Aluminum

Added in the Gods & Kings expansion pack.

Added in the Brave New World expansion pack.

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