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Completing a wonder always grants Legitimacy by its tier — and many wonders also fire a decision event with its own rewards (the 📜 Event chip below): see Wonder Events for every choice.

Wonder Culture Build Culture/Turn Location Food Iron Stone Wood Civics Benefits by scope
The Great Stupa
2 VP DLC
Weak 10t 4
Any tile
400 400
Weak 10t 4
River
400 200 100
All cities
+20% Growth
The Jerwan Aqueduct
2 VP DLC
+2 Growth
Weak 10t 4
Adj. Mountain / Volcano or Fresh Water source
200 400 100
Weak 10t 4
Hill
200 400 100
Global
+1 Tech Card Hand Size
On completion: Holy City spawns Agents
This city
10 Money/Religion
The Pyramids
+1 Orders
Weak 10t 4
Arid or Sand
600 100
Global
-50% Start Law Cost
The Yazilikaya
2 VP DLC ✧ Holy
Weak 10t 4
Adj. Mountain / Volcano or Holy City
600 100
All cities
[State Religion] +20% Civics
Weak 10t 4
Holy City
600 100
Global
20 Civics/Turn
All cities
-20% Improvement Cost
Developing 12t 6
Any tile
900 200
Global
20 Civics/Turn
All cities
-50% Maintenance
Developing 12t 6
Any tile
300 600 200
All cities
On completion: 100 Culture in every City
This city
2 Growth/Culture Level
The Jebel Barkal
2 VP DLC
Developing 12t 6
Hill
900 200
All cities
On completion: Adds a free Temple to every City
This city
2 Culture/Religion
Developing 12t 6
Coastal Water
300 600 200
All cities
+100% Nets
-10 Improvement Class Upgrade Turn Change / Hamlet
The Mahavihara
2 VP DLC
Developing 12t 6
Habitable Tile
900 200
All cities
2 Science/Library
This city
1 Civics/Urban Specialist
Developing 12t 6
Hill
900 200
All cities
3 Civics/Pagan Religion
This city
2 Culture/Specialist
Developing 12t 6
Any tile
600 300 200
Global
20 Civics/Turn
Connected Foreign Cities give Science
Strong 14t 8
Hill
1200 300
All cities
0.5 Orders/Forum
This city
2 Civics/Religion
Al Khazneh
2 VP DLC
Strong 14t 8
Adj. Mountain / Volcano
1200 300
Global
Provides Luxuries: Silk, Porcelain, Exotic Fur, Ebony, Perfume
Tile
Free Caravan every 5 turns
Strong 14t 8
Coastal Water
800 400 300
All cities
2 Civics/Connected
This city
+1 Level for new Units
The Cothon
2 VP DLC
Strong 14t 8
Coastal Water
600 600 300
This city
+1 Level for new Ship units
Tile
Free Trireme every 10 turns
+10 XP for Ship units built here
Strong 14t 8
Hill
1200 300
All cities
+50% Culture
This city
Units gain Guard1
Strong 14t 8
Adj. Mountain / Volcano
1200 300
Global
+60 Opinion with all Religions
All cities
2 Culture/Religion
Tile
Spreads Buddhism
Strong 14t 8
Any tile
800 400 300
All cities
1 Civics/Specialist Elder
This city
+50% Science
The Chittorgarh
2 VP DLC
Legendary 16t 10
Hill
1800 400
All cities
+4 Unit Heal/Turn in Territory
This city
+20 City HP
Tile
2 Training to adjacent Farm
Legendary 16t 10
Any tile
600 1200 400
Global
40 Training/Turn
All cities
Mounted units gain Swift
Tile
+10 XP for Mounted units built here
The Colosseum
2 VP DLC
Legendary 16t 10
River
600 1200 400
This city
1 Training/Pop
Tile
Free Swordsman every 10 turns
Legendary 16t 10
Holy City
1800 400
Global
40 Civics/Turn
All cities
On completion: 2 Happiness Levels in every City
This city
2 Happiness/Culture Level
The Heliopolis
2 VP DLC
Legendary 16t 10
Arid or Sand
1800 400
All cities
0.5 Orders/Shrine
Legendary 16t 10
Holy City
1800 400
Global
40 Training/Turn
All cities
[State Religion] 2 Civics/Culture Level
Legendary 16t 10
Any tile
1200 600 400
Global
Provides Luxuries: Salt, Gem, Fur, Citrus, Honey, Incense, Lavender, Olive, Wine, Dye, Pearl
This city
2 Growth/Culture Level