The Great Library (Civ3)

The Great Library
Introduced in Civilization III
Type	Great Wonder
Technology required	Literature
Resources required	None
Cost	400
Culture	6
Obsoleted by	Education
Traits	Scientific
Effect
The civilization that builds the Great Library gets any Civilization Advance already discovered by two other known civilizations for free. Can become a tourist attraction.

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The Great Library is a Great Wonder in Civilization III. It requires Literature and is obsoleted by Education. It grants any Advance that is already discovered by two other known civilizations for free. This Great Wonder can become a tourist attraction and may trigger Golden Age for Scientific civilizations.

Civilopedia entry

The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the two most important libraries of the ancient world. Ptolemy I founded it around 300 BC, and was enhanced and expanded by his successors. The library attempted to obtain copies of all scrolls of any consequence, and eventually contained over 700,000 volumes. Religious fanatics destroyed the library in 391 AD, after nearly 700 years of operation. During this period, Alexandria served as the cultural center of the Hellenistic world. Today, only part of the catalog remains, providing us with a mere hint of what treasures the library contained.

Gallery

The Great Library splash image.

City view of the Great Library built on different terrains.

See also

• (The) Great Library in other games

Civilization III Wonders [edit]
Great Wonders	Copernicus' Observatory Cure for Cancer Hoover Dam JS Bach's Cathedral Knights TemplarC Leonardo's Workshop Longevity Magellan's Voyage Newton's University SETI program Shakespeare's Theater Sistine Chapel Smith's Trading Company Sun Tzu's Art of War The Colossus The Great Library The Great Lighthouse The Great Wall The Hanging Gardens The InternetP The Manhattan Project The Mausoleum of MausollosC The Oracle The Pyramids The Statue of ZeusC The Temple of ArtemisC The United Nations Theory of Evolution Universal Suffrage
Small Wonders	Apollo Program Battlefield Medicine Forbidden Palace Heroic Epic Intelligence Agency Iron Works Military Academy Secret Police HQC Strategic Missile Defense The Pentagon Wall Street
P Added in the Play the World expansion pack • C Added in the Conquests expansion pack