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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.

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World Wonders Edit

Only one of these can exist in the world. If multiple civilizations would complete building it on the same turn, whichever has the most excess production will get the wonder.

Ancient Era Edit

Classical Era Edit

Medieval Era Edit

Renaissance Era Edit

Industrial Era Edit

Big Ben: Cost of Gold purchasing in all cities reduced by 15% ( Requires Commerce). +2 GPP towards Great Merchant

Big Ben: Cost of Gold purchasing in all cities reduced by 15% ( Requires Commerce). +2 GPP towards Great Merchant Brandenburg Gate: A Great General appears near the towards Great Scientist

Brandenburg Gate: A Great General appears near the towards Great Scientist Louvre: 2 Great Artists appear near the Requires Exploration). +2 Culture, a Great Artist appears near the City where the Wonder was built, and contains 4 slots for Great Works of Art.

Modern Era Edit

Atomic Era Edit

Information Era Edit

Other Edit

International Space Station ( ): +1 Science from Engineers, and Great Scientists provide 33% more Science when used to discover new technology; Also gives a Free Great Scientist and a one-time Research boost (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).

International Space Station ( ): +1 Science from Engineers, and Great Scientists provide 33% more Science when used to discover new technology; Also gives a Free Great Scientist and a one-time Research boost (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: Triggers voting for a Diplomatic Victory (Cannot be built in BNW).

National Wonders Edit

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.

Guilds Edit

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 Edit

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).

International Projects Edit

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.

Unused Wonders Edit

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

"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.