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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 or  Faith, and all of them produce at least 1  Culture. All of these stat bonuses apply directly to the city where the Wonder is built (if applicable). Also, most Wonders produce 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 that is earliest in turn order will build that wonder.

Ancient Era

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

Classical Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
Colossus	Iron Working Must be built on a coastal city	185	Vanilla +1 Gold from water tiles worked by this City +5 Gold Provides an additional Trade route slot A free Cargo Ship appears in the City Trade routes other players make to this city will generate an extra 2 Gold for the city owner and the trade route owner gains an additional 1 Gold for the trade route +1 GPP towards Great Merchant
Great Lighthouse	Optics Must be built on a coastal city	185	All military naval units receive +1 Movement and +1 Sight Provides a free Lighthouse in the City where the Wonder was built +1 GPP towards Great Merchant.
Great Wall	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 towards Great Engineer
Hanging Gardens	Mathematics Tradition tree unlocked	250	Vanilla +10 Food and +6 Food and Provides a free Garden in the City where the Wonder was built
Oracle	Philosophy	250	+3 Culture 1 free Social Policy +1 GPP towards Great Scientist
Parthenon	Drama and Poetry	250	Contains a Great Work slot, filled with a pre-built Great Work of Art.   +4 Culture
Petra	Currency City must be built on or adjacent to desert	250	+1 Gold, Production, and Food for each desert tile worked by this city ( Only Production and Food) Provides a free Amphitheater in the City where the Wonder was built ( No longer applies) +6 Culture once Archaeology is discovered Provides an additional Trade route slot A free Caravan appears in the City +1 GPP towards Great Engineers
Terracotta Army	Construction	250	+6 ( +1) Culture Creates a copy of each type of military land unit the civilization currently owns

Medieval Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
Alhambra	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 in the City where the Wonder was built +1 GPP towards Great Artists ( No longer applies)
Angkor Wat	Education	400	Culture and Gold cost of acquiring new tiles reduced by 25% in all cities +1 GPP towards Great Engineer
Borobudur	Theology Must be built on a Holy City	300	+5 Faith 3 free Missionaries appear in the City where the Wonder was built
Chichen Itza	Civil Service	300	+4 Happiness Length of Golden Ages increased by 50% +1 GPP towards Great Engineers
Great Mosque of Djenne	Theology Piety tree unlocked	300	+5 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 towards Great Engineer
Hagia Sophia	Theology	300	Vanilla +25% generation of Great People in all cities +3 Faith Generates a Great Prophet Provides a free Temple in the City where the Wonder was built
Machu Picchu	Guilds City must be built within 2 tiles of a mountain that is inside your territory	300	+25% Gold from City Connections +5 Gold +2 Faith +1 GPP towards Great Merchants
Notre Dame	Physics	400	+10 Happiness Vanilla +3 Culture  +4 Faith +1 GPP towards Great Merchants

Renaissance Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
Forbidden Palace	Banking Patronage tree unlocked	500	Unhappiness from number of citizens in non-occupied cities reduced by 10% Grants 2 additional Delegates for the World Congress
Globe Theatre	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	Gunpowder	500	+15% Combat Strength for units fighting in friendly territory Provides a free Castle in the City where the Wonder was built +2 GPP towards Great Engineers
Leaning Tower of Pisa	Printing Press	500	+25% boost to Great People generation in all cities A free Great Person of your choice appears near the Capital
Porcelain Tower	Architecture Rationalism tree unlocked	625	A free Great Scientist appears near the City where the Wonder was built 50% more Science from research agreements +2 GPP towards Great Scientists
Red Fort	Metallurgy	625	Provides +12 Defense to the City where the Wonder was built Defensive Buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective +1 GPP towards Great Scientists
Sistine Chapel	Acoustics	500	+25% Culture in all Cities Also has 2 slots for Great Works of Art
Taj Mahal	Architecture	625	+4 Happiness Starts a Golden Age
Uffizi	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	Effects
Big Ben	Industrialization Commerce tree unlocked	750	+4 Gold Cost of Gold purchasing in all cities reduced by 15% +2 GPP towards Great Merchants
Brandenburg Gate	Military Science	750	A Great General appears near the Capital +15 experience for all new units built in the City this wonder was built +2 GPP towards Great Scientists
Louvre	Archaeology Exploration tree unlocked	750	Vanilla 2 Great Artists appear near the Capital A free Great Artist appears near the City where the Wonder was built Contains 4 slots for Great Works of Art

Modern Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
Broadway	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	Radio	1060	+5 Happiness Vanilla +1 Happiness for every two policies unlocked +12 Tourism +2 GPP towards Great Merchant
Kremlin	Railroad Order	500 (Vanilla) 625 () 1060 ()	Vanilla and Provides +12 Defense to the City where the Wonder was built Vanilla and Defensive Buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective +50% Production when constructing Armor units 1 free Social Policy +1 GPP towards Great Scientist ( No longer applies)
Neuschwanstein	Railroad City must be built within 2 tiles of a mountain that is inside your territory	1060	+6 Gold +4 Culture +3 Gold, +2 Culture, and +1 Happiness per Castle +1 GPP towards Great Merchant
Prora	Flight Autocracy Must be built on a coastal city	1060	+2 Happiness +1 Happiness for every 2 Social Policies you have adopted 1 free Social Policy
Statue of Liberty	Replaceable Parts Freedom	1060	+1 Production from every Specialist (including Unemployed) in all Cities 1 free Social Policy
Cristo Redentor	Plastics	1250	+5 Culture Culture cost of adopting new Policies reduced by 10%

Atomic Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
Great Firewall	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 Negates the Tourism bonus other civilizations receive from The Internet technology
Pentagon	Combined Arms	1250	Gold cost of upgrading military units reduced by 33% +2 GPP towards Great Merchants
Sydney Opera House	Ecology Must be built on a coastal city	1250	+50% Culture in the City where the Wonder was built 1 free Social Policy Containd 2 slots for Great Work of Music

Information Era

Wonder	Requirements	Production	Effects
CN Tower	Telecommunications	1250	+1 Population in every city +1 Happiness per city Free Broadcast Tower in all cities +1 GPP towards Great Merchant
Hubble Space Telescope	Satellites	1250	2 free Great Scientists appear near the City where the Wonder was built +25% Production when building Spaceship Parts Provides a free Spaceship Factory in the City where the Wonder was built +1 GPP towards Great Scientist

Other

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

National Wonders

These are special wonders which can only be built once a certain building 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. The Grand Temple must be built in a Holy City.

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

•  Artists' Guild: 2 GPP towards Great Artist; 2 Artist specialists slots.
•  Musicians' Guild: 3 GPP towards Great Musician; 2 Musician specialists slots.
•  Writers' Guild: 1 GPP towards Great Writer; 2 Writer specialists slots.

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: Begins the race to construct the parts listed below.
  •  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: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
  •  SS Engine: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
  •  SS Stasis Chamber: One of the parts required to trigger a Science Victory.
•  Manhattan Project: Grants the civilization finishing it the ability to construct nuclear warheads.
•  Utopia Project: Grants the civilization finishing it a Cultural Victory (Cannot be built in BNW).

International Projects

Main article: International Project (Civ5)

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 contributed towards the project. Only the civilization that contributed the highest amount of 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.

• International Games:
  1. Tourism increases by 100% for 20 turns and free Social Policy
  2. +3 Happiness and one-time increase of 30 Influence with City-States
  3. +3  Happiness
•  International Space Station:
  1. +1 Production from Scientists and +1 Science from Engineers, and Great Scientists provide 33% more Science when used to discover new technology
  2. Free Great Scientist
  3. One-time Research boost
• World's Fair:
  1. Culture increases by 100% for 20 turns
  2. Free Social Policy
  3. 500 points towards next Golden Age

Unused Wonders

• Panama Canal: The painting and the icon remain. The painting can randomly appear as the initial loading screen in vanilla.
• 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

• Large Hadron Collider: A placeholder image and the music file remain.
• Motherland Calls: Cut from Brave New World because of copyright issues. It had the painting and a music file with the following quote:

"One of the hallmarks of a great nation is its ability to rise through its feet after a fall."

Valid only in the Gods & Kings expansion pack.

Valid only in the Brave New World expansion pack.