Wat (Civ5)

Wat
Introduced in Civilization V
Building of the Medieval Era
Unique
Civilization	Siamese
Replaces	University
Cost
Production	160
Maintenance	2
Required
Technology	Education
Specialists
Number	2
Type	Scientist
Effects
+33% Science Science +2 Science Science from worked jungle tiles. +3 Culture Culture Requires Library

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Game Info

Unique building of the Siamese civilization. Requires Library. Replaces the University.

• Common traits:
  • +33% Science Science (increased to +50% with Free Thought Social policy)
  • 2 Scientist Specialist slots
  • +2 Science Science from jungle tiles worked by this City.
  • Allows Archaeologists to be built in this city.
  • +1 Gold Gold with Sovereignty Social policy
  • +1 Happiness Happiness with Academy of Sciences Order tenet
• Special traits:
  • +3 Culture Culture

Strategy

Aside from the already important bonuses to Science Science that the Wat gives, it also provides Culture Culture.

Civilopedia entry

A "Wat" is a Buddhist monastery temple found in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The literal translation of "wat" is "school", and indeed the Siamese wats were both places of worship and of learning. A wat consists of a temple containing statues of the Buddha, a prayer room, a room containing religious texts, a pavilion for relaxation, a library, study hall, bell towers, and living quarters. It may be a single building or a collection of structures- a town in itself. Constructed in the 12th century, the Angkor Wat in Angkor, Cambodia, is one of the largest and best-preserved wats in Southeast Asia.

Trivia

• Wat actually means temple, as well. All Thais refer to a wat as a temple in modern times.
• In the past, people studied in wats because the only people who could teach were monks. Most other people were illiterate.