List of wonders in Civ4

In addition to Buildings, Civilization IV and its expansions also contain Wonders. These are unique structures that have high Production costs, but provide additional Gold, Culture, or other potent benefits when completed.

While National Wonders are restricted to one per civilization, Great/World Wonders are restricted to one per game. In addition, there are also Projects, which have effects similar to Wonders.

Wonders

Great Wonders

Great (or World) Wonders can only be built once per game.

Ancient

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with		2	Effects
Stonehenge	Vanilla	Mysticism	120	Stone	8	Great Prophet	Free Obelisk (Vanilla) or Monument (Warlords and BTS) in every city Centers world map Becomes obsolete with Calendar (pre-BTS) or Astronomy (BTS)
Oracle	Vanilla	Priesthood	150	Marble	8	Great Prophet	Free currently able to research technology
Pyramids	Vanilla	Masonry	500	Stone	6	Great Engineer	Enables all government civics
Temple of Artemis	Warlords	Polytheism	350	Marble	8	Great Merchant	1 free Priest +100% Trade route yield in this city Becomes obsolete with Chemistry (Warlords) or Scientific Method (BTS)
Great Wall	Warlords	Masonry	150	Stone	2	Great Spy	100% Great General emergence from combat within your borders Prevents barbarians from entering your borders on a continent where the wonder is built
Great Lighthouse	Vanilla	Sailing, Masonry, Lighthouse, coastal cities	200	None	6	Great Merchant	+2 trade routes in all coastal cities Becomes obsolete with Corporation

Classical

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with		2	Effects
Chichen Itza	Vanilla	Code of Laws	500	Stone	6	Great Prophet	+25 City defense in all cities Becomes obsolete with Rifling
Colossus	Vanilla	Metal Casting, Forge	250	Copper	6	Great Merchant	+1 for water tiles in all cities Becomes obsolete with Astronomy
Great Library	Vanilla	Literature, Library	350	Marble	8	Great Scientist	+2 Free Scientists Becomes obsolete with Scientific Method
Hanging Gardens	Vanilla	Mathematics, Aqueduct	300	Stone	6	Great Engineer	+1 in all cities +1 population in all cities
Mausoleum of Maussollos	Beyond the Sword	Calendar	450	Marble	10	Great Artist	Increases Golden Age length by 50%
Parthenon	Vanilla	Polytheism (pre-BTS) and Aesthetics (BTS)	400	Marble	10	Great Artist	+50% Great People birth rate in all cities Becomes obsolete with Chemistry (Warlords) or Scientific Method (BTS)
Shwedagon Paya	Beyond the Sword	Aesthetics, Meditation	450	Gold	8	Great Prophet	Enables all religious civics
Statue of Zeus	Beyond the Sword	Aesthetics, Monument, 3 Monuments are needed in total, on normal speed	300	Ivory	10	Great Artist	+100% enemy war weariness

Medieval

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with		2	Effects
Angkor Wat	Vanilla	Philosophy	500	Stone	8	Great Prophet	+1 hammer from Priest in all cities. Can turn 3 citizens into Priest Becomes obsolete with Computers
Apostolic Palace	Beyond the Sword	Theology, state religion present in city	400	None	4	Great Prophet	Allows Apostolic Palace elections Guarantees eligibility for voting +2 for every religious building of AP Religion
Hagia Sophia	Vanilla	Engineering (pre-BTS) or Theology (BTS)	550	Marble	8	Great Engineer	Workers build tile improvements 50% faster Becomes obsolete with Steam Power
Notre Dame	Vanilla	Music (pre-BTS) or Engineering (BTS)	550	Stone	10	Great Artist	+1 (pre-BTS) or +2 (BTS) in all same-continental cities
Sistine Chapel	Vanilla	Theology (pre-BTS) or Music (BTS)	600	Marble	10	Great Artist	+2 for specialists in all cities +5 from all state Religion buildings (BTS)
Spiral Minaret	Vanilla	Divine Right	550	Stone	8	Great Prophet	+1 (Vanilla) or +2 (Warlords and BTS) from all state Religion buildings Becomes obsolete with Computers
University of Sankore	Warlords	Paper	550	Stone	8	Great Scientist	+2 from all state Religion buildings Becomes obsolete with Computers
Versailles	Vanilla	Divine Right, city without Palace or Forbidden Palace	800	Marble	10	Great Merchant	Reduces Maintenance in nearby cities

Renaissance

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with		2	Effects
Statue of Liberty	Vanilla	Democracy, Forge	1500	Copper	6	Great Merchant	+1 free specialist in all same-continental cities
Taj Mahal	Vanilla	Nationalism	700	Marble	10	Great Artist	Starts a Golden Age

Industrial

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with	2	Effects
Broadway	Vanilla	Electricity	800	None	Great Artist	+50% Provides Hit Musicals, which give +1
Kremlin	Vanilla	Communism	800	Stone	Great Artist (pre-BTS) or Great Spy (BTS)	-33% hurry production cost when using Universal Suffrage or Slavery Becomes obsolete with Fiber Optics (BTS) Can turn 2 citizens into Spies
Pentagon	Vanilla	Assembly Line	1250	None	Great Spy	+2 XP in all cities

* None of these Great Wonders generate Culture.

Modern

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with		2	Effects
Cristo Redentor	Beyond the Sword	Radio	1000	Spiritual trait	5	Great Engineer	No anarchy when changing civics and religion (like Spiritual)
Eiffel Tower	Vanilla	Radio, Forge	1250	Iron	6	Great Merchant	Free Broadcast Tower in every city
Hollywood	Vanilla	Mass Media	1000	None	0	Great Artist	+50% Provides Hit Movies, which give +1
Rock 'n' Roll	Vanilla	Radio	800	None	0	Great Artist	+50% Provides Hit Singles, which give +1
Three Gorges Dam	Vanilla	Plastics, riverside city	1750	None	0	Great Enginner (1 point)	Provides clean Power for all cities on same same continent (causes +2 )
United Nations	Vanilla	Mass Media	1000	None	0	Great Merchant (1 point)	Triggers UN elections Guarantees eligibility for diplomatic votes
Space Elevator	Vanilla	Satellites, Robotics, latitude of 30º or lower in the city constructing it	2000	Aluminum	0	Great Scientist	+50% Spaceship production in all cities

* The Three Gorges Dam and United Nations are the only Great Wonders which generate 1 Great Person point per turn instead of 2.

In addition to these, the Religious Shrines can be counted as Great Wonders.

National Wonders

National Wonders can be built once per civilization.

Ancient

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with			Effects
Palace	Vanilla	6 cities, city without Forbidden Palace or Versailles	160	None	2	0	Makes this city your Capital Reduces Maintenance in nearby cities +1 Happiness +4 Espionage +8 Commerce
Moai Statues	Beyond the Sword	Sailing, one coastal city	250	Stone	1	Great Prophet	+1 for all water tiles in this city

Classical

Building	Requirements		Double production with			Effects
Forbidden Palace	6 Courthouses, 8 cities, city without Palace or Versailles and with Courthouse	200	None	4	Great Spy	Reduces Maintenance in nearby cities
Globe Theatre	Drama, 6 Theaters	300	None	6	Great Artist	No in this city. Can turn 3 citizens into Artist
Heroic Epic	Literature, Barracks	200	Marble	4	Great Artist	+100% military unit production in this city
National Epic	Literature, Library	250	Marble	4	Great Artist	+100% Great Person birth rate in this city

* All Classical Era National Wonders were introduced in vanilla Civilization IV.

Renaissance

Building	Requirements		Double production with			Effects
Hermitage	Nationalism	300	Marble	0	Great Artist	+100% in this city
Oxford University	Education, 6 Universities	400	Stone	4	Great Scientist	+100% in this city Can turn 3 citizens into Scientist
Wall Street	Corporation (technology), 6 Banks	600	None	0	Great Merchant	+100% in this city Can turn 3 citizens into Merchants
West Point	Military Tradition, 1 level-six unit	800	Stone	0	Great Spy	New military units in this city receive +4 experience points

* All Classical Era National Wonders were introduced in vanilla Civilization IV.

Industrial

Building	Introduced in	Requirements		Double production with			Effects
Ironworks	Vanilla	Steel, 6 Forges	700	None	0	Great Engineer	+2 +50% with Iron +50% with Coal Can turn 3 citizens into Engineer
Mt. Rushmore	Vanilla	Fascism	500	Stone	4	Great Artist	-25% War in all cities
National Park	Beyond the Sword	Biology	300	None	3	Great Scientist	+1 free specialist for each Forest Preserve under this city's control No Unhealthiness from Population in this city Removes access to Coal for this city
Red Cross	Vanilla	Medicine, 6 Hospitals	600	None	2	Great Scientist	Free Medic I promotion for units built in this city

Shrines

Main article: Religious shrine (Civ4)

All shrines require a Great Prophet plus their respective religion and have the following effects:

• +1 Gold per city with the religion
• Spreads the religion
• Can turn 3 citizens into Priests
• +2 Culture
• +1 Great Prophet point

Shrines are the ultimate building of their religion. They can be built alongside Cathedrals, Monasteries and Temples.

Religion	Shrine
Buddhism	Mahabodhi
Christianity	Church of the Nativity
Confucianism	Kong Miao
Hinduism	Kashi Vishwanath
Islam	Masjid Al-Haram
Judaism	Temple of Solomon
Taoism	Dai Miao

Corporations

Main article: Corporation (concept) (Civ4)

All corporation headquarters require a Great Person, the Corporation tech, a tech specific to the corporation, and a resource the corporation consumes. They have the following effects:

• +4 Gold per city with the corporation
• +2 Culture
• +1 Great People point

Projects

Projects adhere to the same construction rules as Wonders except that they cannot be hurried.

All Projects are unlocked by modern-era technologies, with the exception of The Manhattan Project, which is unlocked by Fission, an industrial-era technology.

World Projects

Just like World Wonders, these can be built only once per game.

Project	Requirements		Double production with	Effects
The Internet	Computers	2000	Copper	Grants all technologies held by at least 2 known civilizations
The Manhattan Project	Fission	1500	Uranium	Enables nukes (ICBM and Tactical Nuke) and Bomb Shelters for all players

National Projects

Just like National Wonders, these can be built only once per civilization.

Project	Requirements		Double production with	Effects
SDI	Laser, The Manhattan Project	1500	Aluminum	75% chance of intercepting nukes.
Apollo Program	Rocketry	1600	Aluminum	Enables Spaceship parts (if you have their required technologies)

Spaceship parts

After the Apollo Program is completed, each Spaceship (SS) part will be unlocked by one modern technology.

Part	Technology		Double production with	Number required
SS Casing	Composites	1200	Aluminum	1-5
SS Cockpit	Fiber Optics	1000	Copper	1
SS Docking Bay	Satellites, Robotics	2000	Aluminum	1
SS Engine	Fusion	1600	None	1-2
SS Life Support	Ecology	1000	Copper	1
SS Stasis Chamber	Genetics	1200	None	1
SS Thrusters	Superconductors	1200	Aluminum	1-5

See also

• List of wonders in other games