Civilization IV has 41 World Wonders (including the seven religious shrines) and 14 National Wonders. Like in Civ3, World Wonders may be built by only one civilization and National Wonders (also known as small wonders) may be built by every civilization. The effects of small wonders are usually more city-specific and you can build at most two small wonders per city. There is no restriction on the number of World Wonders you can build in a city. Each time you finish building a World Wonder, there is a short movie clip showing the wonder being built.
Civilization IV also introduced a new class of buildings called Projects. A few examples are the Apollo Program and The Internet. The main difference between projects and wonders is that projects cannot be rushed in any way, while wonders can be rushed (by forest chopping, gold, etc). Projects are classified into World Projects and Team Projects.
NOTE: Clicking on the thumbnail for a wonder will display a larger picture. The wonder costs assume normal game speed. Information in this section is correct as of Beyond the Sword, version 3.13.
Great Wonders (41):
| Graphic | Great Wonder | Effects |
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Angkor Wat
Cost: 500 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+1 hammer from Priest in all cities. City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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Apostolic Palace
Cost: 400 |
Allows Apostolic Palace elections City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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Broadway
Cost: 800 |
+50% culture in this city; +1 City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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Chichen Itza
Cost: 500 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+25% defense in all your cities City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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Cristo Redentor
Cost: 1000 (Double Production Speed for Spiritual Leaders) |
No anarchy when changing civics and religion. City more likely to generate Great Engineer |
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Hollywood
Cost: 1000 |
+50% culture in this city; +1 City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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Shwedagon Paya
Cost: 450 (Double Production Speed w/ Gold) |
Enables all Religion civics. City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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Rock N Roll
Cost: 800 |
+50% culture in this city City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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Notre Dame
Cost: 550 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+1 City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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Stonehenge
Cost: 120 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
Free Monument in every city City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Church of the Nativity
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Christianity City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Colossus
Cost: 250 (Double Production Speed w/ Copper) |
+1 commerce for water tiles in all cities City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
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The Dai Miao
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Taoism City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Eiffel Tower
Cost: 1250 (Double Production Speed w/ Iron) |
Free Broadcast Tower in every city City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
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The Great Library
Cost: 350 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
+2 Free Scientists City more likely to generate Great Scientist |
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The Great Lighthouse
Cost: 200 |
+2 trade routes in all coastal cities City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
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The Great Wall
Cost: 150 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
Prevents barbarians from entering borders on the continent. City more likely to generate Great Spy |
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The Hagia Sophia
Cost: 550 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
Workers build improvements 50% faster City more likely to generate Great Engineer |
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The Hanging Gardens
Cost: 300 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+1 health in all cities City more likely to generate Great Engineer |
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The Kashi Vishwanath
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Hinduism City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Kong Miao
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Confucianism City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Kremlin
Cost: 800 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
-33% hurry production cost City more likely to generate Great Spy |
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The Mahabodhi
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Buddhism City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Masjid Al-Haram
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Islam City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Mausoleum of Maussollos
Cost: 450 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
Increases length of Golden Ages by 50%. City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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The Oracle
Cost: 150 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
1 free technology City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Parthenon
Cost: 400 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
+50% Great People birth rate in all cities. City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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The Pentagon
Cost: 1250 |
New units receive +2 experience points in all cities City more likely to generate Great Spy |
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The Pyramids
Cost: 500 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
Enables all government civics City more likely to generate Great Engineer |
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The Sistine Chapel
Cost: 600 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
+2 culture per specialist in all cities City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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The Space Elevator
Cost: 2000 (Double Production Speed w/ Aluminum) |
+50% spaceship production in all cities. City more likely to generate Great Scientist |
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The Spiral Minaret
Cost: 550 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+1 gold from all state religion buildings City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Statue of Liberty
Cost: 1500 (Double Production Speed w/ Copper) |
+1 free specialist in all cities on this continent City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
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The Statue of Zeus
Cost: 300 (Double Production Speed w/ Ivory) |
Enemies suffer +100% war weariness City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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The Taj Mahal
Cost: 700 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
Starts a Golden Age City more likely to generate Great Artist |
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The Temple of Solomon
Culture: 4 |
+1 gold per city with Judaism City more likely to generate Great Prophet |
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The Three Gorges Dam
Cost: 1750 |
Provides power for all cities on this continent City more likely to generate Great Engineer |
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The Temple of Artemis
Cost: 350 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
1 free priest City more likely to generate Great Merchant. |
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The United Nations
Cost: 1000 |
Triggers United Nations elections City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
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University of Sankore
Cost: 550 (Double Production Speed w/ Stone) |
+2 beakers from all State Religion buildings City more likely to generate Great Scientist. |
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Versailles
Cost: 800 (Double Production Speed w/ Marble) |
Reduces maintenance in nearby cities City more likely to generate Great Merchant |
NOTE: All seven religious shrines have a similar effect.
Related Links:
- City Improvements in Civ4
- More info about Wonders of the World is available in the Civilization IV Info Center.