List of buildings in Civ5

This is the list of buildings in Civ5. The Gods and Kings expansion coming out in Spring 2012 will add 13 new buildings to the game.

Ancient era

Building	Effect	Notes
Barracks	+15 experience for all units
Floating gardens	+15% food +2 food for each worked lake tile	Aztec civilization only, replacing watermill. City must border fresh water.
Granary	+2 food +1 food from wheat, bananas and deer
Krepost	+15 experience for all land units -25% culture cost of tiles and -25% when purchasing new tiles	Russian civilization only, replacing barracks
Library	+1 science for every 2 Population in the city
Monument	+2 Culture
Paper maker	+1 science for every 2 Population in the city +2 Gold	Chinese civilization only, replacing library.
Walls	+4 defense
Walls of Babylon	+6 defense	Babylon civilization only (DLC)
Water mill	+2 food +1 Production	City must border a river.

Classical era

Building	Effect	Notes
Armory	+15 experience for all land units
Burial tomb	+2 Culture +2 Happiness	Doubles gold given to enemy if city captured. Egyptian civilization only, replacing temple.
Circus	+2 Happiness	City must have horse or ivory nearby
Colosseum	+2 Happiness
Courthouse	Reduce Unhappiness in occupied city
Lighthouse	+1 food from sea tiles	City must be coastal.
Mud pyramid mosque	+4 Culture	Songhai civilization only, replacing temple.
Stable	+1 Production for Sheep/Cattle/Horse +25% Production for mounted units	City must have a pasture nearby.
Temple	+3 Culture

Medieval era

Building	Effect	Notes
Aqueduct	+40% of food is carried over after a new citizen is born
Bazaar	+25% gold +2 gold 1 extra luxury resource from each improved luxury near the city	Arabian civilization only, replaces the Market
Castle	+4 defense
Forge	+15% Production for land units +1 Production for worked sources of iron	City must have an iron mine nearby.
Garden	+25% great people generation	City must border a river or lake.
Harbor	+25% Production of naval units Forms a trade route across water	City must be built on a coast.
Longhouse	+1 Production from worked forest tiles	Iroquois civilization only, replaces the Workshop
Market	+25% gold +2 gold
Mint	Each worked gold and silver source of the city produces an extra +3 gold	City must have a gold or silver mine nearby
Monastery	+2 culture from nearby incense and wine	City must have a source of incense or wine nearby
Mughal Fort	+9 defense +2 Culture Produces gold after Flight is researched	Indian civilization only, replaces the castle
University	+33% science +2 science from worked jungle tiles
Wat	+33% science +3 Culture	Siamese civilization only, replaces the University
Workshop	+15% Production +2 Production

Renaissance era

Building	Effect	Notes
Bank	+25%	Requires market or bazaar
Military academy	+15 experience for all land units	Requires barracks or krepost
Museum	+5 Culture	Requires opera house
Observatory	+50%	City must border a mountain
Opera house	+4 Culture	Requires temple, burial tomb or mud pyramid.
Public school	+1 for every 2 Citizens +3	Requires university or wat.
Satrap's court	+25% +2 +2 Happiness	Requires market. Persian civilization only. Replaces bank
Seaport	+1 Production from sea resources	City must have at least one improved nearby sea resource
Theatre	+3 Happiness	Requires colosseum
Windmill	+2 Production	City cannot be on hills

Industrial era

• Arsenal
• Broadcast tower
• Factory
• Hospital
• Military base
• Stock exchange

Modern era

• Hydro plant
• Medical lab
• Nuclear plant
• Research lab
• Solar plant
• Spaceship factory
• Stadium

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