Sistine Chapel (Civ4)

Sistine Chapel
Great Wonder of the Medieval Era
Introduced in Civilization IV
Only available in Renaissance and earlier starts.
Cost
Hammers	600 (Double production speed with Marble)
Requirements
Music
Yields
Great People Points	2 Great Artist
Great People Points	2 Great Artist
Culture	10
Culture	10
Effects
+2 for specialists in all cities +5 from all state Religion buildings

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Strategy

The Sistine Chapel causes each specialist in every city to generate culture and increases the culture bonus provided by religious buildings of the state Religion. The Sistine Chapel has a very high cultural value, and it increases its city's odds of generating a Great Artist.

This wonder is extremely useful in winning a Cultural Victory, and increasing the difficulty of winning a Cultural Victory for others.

Beyond the Sword changes

The wonder is buffed with an additional effect, and has its tech requirement changed:

• +5 from all state Religion buildings
• Requires Music instead of Theology

Civilopedia entry

The beauty of Rome's Sistine Chapel has long served as a testament to the mixture of strong religious beliefs and the love of art shared by the people of Renaissance Europe. Michelangelo devoted four years to painting the mural that adorns the ceiling, a work depicting events in the book of Genesis and other Biblical stories. Few visitors to the Sistine Chapel have failed to be moved by the artist's dedication to his subject, or his feeling for the nature of human struggle, suffering, and spiritual triumph.

Trivia

• The Sistine Chapel's icon is The Creation of Adam, and The Last Judgment appears at the end of the wonder movie. Both are frescoes by Michelangelo that appear in the real-life Sistine Chapel.

See also

• Sistine Chapel in other games