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A Wonder is a mega-building, which may be unique in the world, and provides exceptional bonuses. All Wonders are inspired by real-world buildings and landmarks. Note that the effect of each wonder only applies to the civilization controlling the city where it is built; also, many Wonders have on-build effects which won't activate again if another civilization captures their city. 

Besides their main unique bonuses, most Wonders produce additional benefits such as Gold Gold or Faith Faith, and all of them produce at least 1 Culture Culture. All of these yield bonuses apply directly to the city where the Wonder is built (if applicable). Also, most Wonders produce GreatPeople5 Great People Points of some kind - check their info blocks for the details.

This page lists all World and National Wonders available in Civilization V, as well as Projects.

In Brave New World, some of the wonders can now be built only after adopting a certain policy tree or ideology. For example, to build the Forbidden Palace, the Patronage policy tree must have been started.

World Wonders[]

Only one of these can exist in the world. If multiple civilizations would complete it on the same turn, whichever civilization takes its turn first will build that wonder.

Ancient Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Great Library Great Library Writing Writing 185
  • +3 Science Science
  • 1 free Technology
  • Provides a free Library in the City where the Wonder was built;
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientist
  • BNW-only Has 2 slots for Great Works of Writing
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Mausoleum of Halicarnassus[1] Masonry Masonry 185
  • +2 Gold Gold for each source of Marble Marble or Stone Stone worked by this City
  • 100 Gold Gold for each Great Person expended
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Merchant
Pyramids Pyramids Masonry Masonry
BNW-only Liberty tree unlocked
185
  • Tile improvement construction speed increased by 25%
  • 2 Workers appear near the City
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineers
Statue of Zeus Statue of Zeus[1] Bronze Working Bronze Working
BNW-only Honor tree unlocked
185
  • All units gain +15% Melee strength Combat Strength when attacking cities
Stonehenge Stonehenge Calendar Calendar 185
  • Vanilla +6 Culture Culture
  • GodsKings5 clear and BNW-only +5 Faith Faith
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineers
Temple of Artemis Temple of Artemis[1] Archery Archery 185
  • +10% Food Growth in all cities
  • +15% Production Production of ranged units
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineer

Classical Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Colossus Colossus Vanilla Bronze Working Bronze Working

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-onlyIron Working Iron Working
Must be built on a coastal city

185
  • Vanilla +1 Gold Gold from water tiles worked by this City
  • BNW-only +5 Gold Gold
  • BNW-only Provides an additional Trade route slot
  • BNW-only A free Cargo Ship appears in the City
  • BNW-only Trade routes other players make to this city will generate an extra 2 Gold Gold for the city owner and the trade route owner gains an additional 1 Gold Gold for the trade route
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Merchant
Great Lighthouse Great Lighthouse Optics Optics
Must be built on a coastal city
185
  • All military naval units receive +1 Movement Movement and +1 Sight
  • Provides a free Lighthouse in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Merchant.
Great Wall Great Wall Vanilla Construction Construction

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-onlyEngineering Engineering

250
  • Enemy land units must spend 1 extra movement point when inside your territory;
  • Provides a free Walls in the City where the Wonder was built;
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineer
Hanging Gardens Hanging Gardens Mathematics Mathematics
BNW-only Tradition tree unlocked
250
  • Vanilla +10 Food Food
  • GodsKings5 clear and BNW-only +6 Food Food
  • GodsKings5 clear and BNW-only Provides a free Garden in the City where the Wonder was built
Oracle Oracle Philosophy Philosophy 250
Parthenon ParthenonBNW-only Drama and Poetry Drama and Poetry 250
  • Contains a Great Work slot, filled with a pre-built Great Work of Art.  
  • +4 Culture Culture
Petra PetraGodsKings5 clear Currency Currency
City must be built on or adjacent to desert
250
Terracotta Army Terracotta ArmyGodsKings5 clear Construction Construction 250
  • +6 (BNW-only +1) Culture Culture
  • BNW-only Creates a copy of each type of military land unit the civilization currently owns

Medieval Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Alhambra AlhambraGodsKings5 clear Chivalry Chivalry 400
  • Provides newly trained non-air units built in the city the Drill I promotion
  • Provides a free Castle in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +20% Culture Culture in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Artists (BNW-only No longer applies)
Angkor Wat Angkor Wat Vanilla Theology Theology

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Education Education

400
  • Culture Culture and Gold Gold cost of acquiring new tiles reduced by 25% in all cities
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineer
Borobudur BorobudurBNW-only Theology Theology
Must be built in a Holy City
300
Chichen Itza Chichen Itza Civil Service Civil Service 300
Great Mosque of Djenne Great Mosque of DjenneGodsKings5 clear Theology Theology
BNW-only Piety tree unlocked
300
  • +5 Faith Faith
  • All Missionaries from this city may spread a religion 3 times instead of 2
  • Provides a free Mosque in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineer
Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia Theology Theology 300
  • Vanilla +25% generation of Great People in all cities
  • GodsKings5 clear +3 Faith Faith
  • GodsKings5 clear Generates a Great Prophet
  • GodsKings5 clear Provides a free Temple in the City where the Wonder was built
Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Vanilla Currency Currency

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Guilds Guilds
City must be built within 2 tiles of a mountain that is inside your territory

300
Notre Dame Notre Dame Vanilla Education Education

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Physics Physics

400

Renaissance Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Forbidden Palace Forbidden Palace Banking Banking
BNW-only Patronage tree unlocked
500
  • Unhappiness (Civ5) Unhappiness from number of citizens in non-occupied cities reduced by 10%
  • BNW-only Grants 2 additional Delegates for the World Congress
Globe Theatre Globe TheatreBNW-only Printing Press Printing Press 500
  • A Great Writer appears near the City where the Wonder was built
  • Contains 2 slots for Great Works of Writing
Himeji Castle Himeji Castle Vanilla Chivalry Chivalry

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Gunpowder Gunpowder

500
  • +15% Melee strength Combat Strength for units fighting in friendly territory
  • Provides a free Castle in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +2 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Engineers
Leaning Tower of Pisa Leaning Tower of PisaGodsKings5 clear Printing Press Printing Press 500
  • +25% boost to Great People generation in all cities
  • A free Great Person of your choice appears near the Capital Capital
Porcelain Tower Porcelain Tower Vanilla Education Education

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Architecture Architecture
BNW-only Rationalism tree unlocked

625
  • A free Great Scientist appears near the City where the Wonder was built
  • 50% more Science Science from research agreements
  • +2 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientists
Red Fort Red FortBNW-only Metallurgy Metallurgy 625
  • Provides +12 Defense to the City where the Wonder was built
  • Defensive Buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientists
Sistine Chapel Sistine Chapel Acoustics Acoustics 500
  • +25% Culture Culture in all Cities
  • BNW-only Also has 2 slots for Great Works of Art
Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Vanilla Printing Press Printing Press

GodsKings5 clear & BNW-only Architecture Architecture

625
Uffizi Uffizi Architecture Architecture
Aesthetics tree unlocked
625
  • A free Great Artist appears near the City where the Wonder was built
  • Contains 3 slots for Great Works of Art

Industrial Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Big Ben Big Ben Industrialization Industrialization
BNW-only Commerce tree unlocked
750
  • +4 Gold Gold
  • Cost of Gold Gold purchasing in all cities reduced by 15%
  • +2 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Merchants
Brandenburg Gate Brandenburg Gate Military Science Military Science 750
  • A Great General appears near the Capital Capital
  • +15 experience for all new units built in the City this wonder was built
  • +2 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientists
Louvre Louvre Archaeology Archaeology
BNW-only Exploration tree unlocked
750
  • Vanilla 2 Great Artists appear near the Capital Capital
  • BNW-only A free Great Artist appears near the City where the Wonder was built
  • BNW-only Contains 4 slots for Great Works of Art

Modern Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Broadway BroadwayBNW-only Radio Radio 1060
  • A free Great Musician appears near the City where the Wonder was built
  • Contains 3 slots for Great Works of Music
Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower Radio Radio 1060
Kremlin Kremlin Vanilla Acoustics Acoustics

GodsKings5 clear Metallurgy Metallurgy BNW-only Railroad (technology) Railroad
BNW-only Order

500 (Vanilla)
625 (GodsKings5 clear)
1060 (BNW-only)
  • Vanilla and GodsKings5 clear Provides +12 Defense to the City where the Wonder was built
  • Vanilla and GodsKings5 clear Defensive Buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective
  • BNW-only +50% Production Production when constructing Armor units
  • BNW-only 1 free Social Policy
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientist (BNW-only No longer applies)
Neuschwanstein NeuschwansteinGodsKings5 clear Railroad (technology) Railroad
City must be built within 2 tiles of a mountain that is inside your territory
1060
Prora ProraBNW-only Flight Flight
Autocracy
Must be built on a coastal city
1060
Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty Replaceable Parts Replaceable Parts
BNW-only Freedom
1060
Cristo Redentor Cristo Redentor Plastics Plastics 1250

Atomic Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
Great Firewall Great FirewallGodsKings5 clear Computers Computers 1250
  • 99.9% reduction in enemy spy effectiveness in the City where the Wonder was built
  • 25% reduction in enemy spy effectiveness for all other cities
  • BNW-only Negates the Tourism Tourism bonus other civilizations receive from The Internet technology
Pentagon Pentagon Combined Arms Combined Arms 1250
  • Gold Gold cost of upgrading military units reduced by 33%
  • +2 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Merchants
Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House Ecology Ecology
Must be built on a coastal city
1250
  • +50% Culture Culture in the City where the Wonder was built
  • 1 free Social Policy
  • BNW-only Contains 2 slots for Great Work of Music

Information Era[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
CN Tower CN TowerGodsKings5 clear Telecommunications Telecommunications 1250
Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space TelescopeGodsKings5 clear Satellites Satellites 1250
  • 2 free Great Scientists appear near the City where the Wonder was built
  • +25% Production Production when building Spaceship Parts
  • Provides a free Spaceship Factory in the City where the Wonder was built
  • +1 GPP GreatPeople5 towards Great Scientist

Other[]

Wonder Requirements Production Production Effects
International Space Station International Space StationBNW-only Satellites Satellites Varies
  • +1 Production Production from every Scientist (Civ5) Scientist
  • +1 Science Science from every Engineer (Civ5) Engineer
  • Great Scientists provide 33% more Science Science when used to discover new technology
  • Cannot be built, only given to the Civilization that has contributed the most Production Production to its construction, after its construction has been voted for in the World Congress
United Nations United Nations Globalization Globalization 1000

National Wonders[]

These are special wonders which can only be built once a certain building (or its unique replacement) has been built in all cities the civilization controls directly (that is, excluding Puppet cities). Only one of these can exist in a single civilization, but each civilization can build one for itself (so, there is no competition here). Note that the Palace cannot be built - it is automatically built when a civilization's first city is founded - and the Grand Temple must be built in a Holy City.

Wonder Required building Effect
Circus Maximus Circus Maximus Colosseum Colosseum +5 20xHappiness5 Happiness
East India Company East India Company (BNW-only) Market Market Trade routes sent to this city generate +4 Gold Gold and the owners of the trade routes gain +2 Gold Gold
Grand Temple Grand Temple (GodsKings5 clear) Temple Temple +8 Faith Faith. Doubles religious pressure emanating from this city. Must be built in holy city
Hermitage Hermitage Opera House Opera House +50% Culture Culture gain (BNW-only Also has 3 slots for Great Works of Art)
Heroic Epic Heroic Epic Barracks Barracks Provides +15% greater Melee strength Combat Strength to all units built in this city (BNW-only Also has 1 slot for Great Work of Writing)
Ironworks Ironworks Workshop Workshop +8 Production Production
National College National College Library Library +3 Science Science and +50% Science Science
National Epic National Epic Monument Monument +25% Great Person generation rate in this city (BNW-only Also has 1 slot for Great Work of Writing)
National Intelligence Agency National Intelligence Agency (GodsKings5 clear) Police Station Police Station Promotes all existing spies and grants an extra spy. Reduces the effectiveness of enemy spies by 15%
National Treasury National Treasury Market Market +8 Gold Gold (BNW-only Replaced by East India Company)
National Visitor Center National Visitor Center (BNW-only) Hotel Hotel 100% Culture Culture from World Wonders, National Wonders, and Culture Culture-generating Improvements is added to the Tourism Tourism output of this city. +100% Tourism Tourism output from Great Works in this city
Oxford University Oxford University University University +3 Science Science and 1 free Technology (BNW-only Also has 2 slots for Great Works of Writing)
Palace Palace - +3 Production Production, Science Science, and Gold Gold. Provides +2 City Combat Strength. Marks Capital Capital (BNW-only Also has 1 slot for Great Work of Art)

Guilds[]

In Brave New World, three guilds were introduced. They are actually a mix between a building and a national wonder, in that they don't need a prerequisite building in every city, but only one of each can exist in a single civilization. Since they're the only means for producing Great Writers, Great Artists, and Great Musicians, the urgency of their building will depend on a civilization's victory strategy.

Projects[]

These late-game projects grant a civilization a powerful ability once finished. They cannot be rushed using Great Engineers (except for spaceship parts if a civilization is using the Order Ideology).

  • Apollo Program Apollo Program: Begins the race to construct the parts listed below.
    • SS Booster SS Booster: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory. Unlike other parts, 3 of these are required. Multiple cities can produce one at once, but no more than 3 can be built.
    • SS Cockpit SS Cockpit: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
    • SS Engine SS Engine: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
    • SS Stasis Chamber SS Stasis Chamber: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
  • Manhattan Project Manhattan Project: Grants the civilization finishing it the ability to construct nuclear warheads.
  • Utopia Project Utopia Project: Grants the civilization finishing it a Cultural Victory (Cannot be built in BNW).

International Projects[]

These projects are a new feature in Brave New World. Unlike normal projects, they may only be proposed during the World Congress. If the proposition passes, the projects can be undertaken by all civilizations simultaneously. Each International Project grants prizes depending on how much the civilization was involved, based upon the Production Production contributed towards the project. Only the civilization that contributed the highest amount of Production Production will get the first prize, whereas every civilization that contributed the stated amount or above will get second and third prizes. Each project may be undertaken/completed only once.

Unused Wonders[]

  • Panama Canal Panama Canal: The painting and the icon remain. The painting can randomly appear as the initial loading screen in vanilla.
  • Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam: The painting and the icon remain. Possibly because if it were to be included in game, like Machu Picchu and Neuschwanstein, it would have required a certain tile. In this case, it might have been a lake with a river connected to it, making it rather difficult to obtain. Its quote was going to be:
"The people turn to a benevolent ruler as water flows downwards and as wild beasts fly to the wilderness."
– Mencius
"One of the hallmarks of a great nation is its ability to rise through its feet after a fall."


GodsKings5 clear Added in the Gods & Kings expansion pack.
BNW-only Added in the Brave New World expansion pack.

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