Civilization V Analyst: Buildings

*This page last updated: 17 October, 2013 11:00 PST.

General Notes

Some city buildings have slots to house specialists, which can be assigned from the city population. This is the only known form in which specialists can be assigned in Civ V.
Some buildings require access to certain resources; for example, you need either Horses or Ivory to build a Circus.
Buildings can require Maintenance costs in gold (from 1 to 5 per turn).
A few buildings have graphical representations on the game map (like Colosseum, Harbor, Walls, Lighthouse, Castle, Broadcast Tower, Stadium), but most do not.

Wonders and Projects have been moved to their own page here.

Buildings

The list below is up to date as of 8 April 2013.

Buildings Master List
Building	Technology	Cost	Mnt.	Benefit	Specialists	Great Works Slots	Notes
Monument	-	40	1	+2 Culture	-
Granary	Pottery	60	1	+2 Food	-		+1 Food for each worked source of Wheat, Bananas and Deer
Barracks	Bronze Working	75	1	-	-		+15 XP for all Units.
Shrine	Pottery	40	1	+1 Faith
Circus	Trapping	75	2	+2 Happiness	-		Must have improved Horses or Ivory.
Library	Writing	75	1		-		+1 Science for every 2 Citizens in this City.
Walls	Masonry	75	0	+4 Defense	-
Water Mill	The Wheel	75	2	+2 Food, +1 Production	-		City must be next to a River.
Stone Works	Calendar	75	1	+1 Production, +1 Happiness	-		+1 Production for each worked Marble and Stone. Must have at least one of these resources improved with a Quarry. Must not be in Plains.
Stele*	-	40	1	+2 Culture, +2 Faith	-		Ethiopian UB*, replaces Monument.
Pyramid*	Potter	40	1	+2 Faith, +2 Science	-		Mayan UB*, replaces Shrine.
Paper Maker*	Writing	75	1	+2 Gold	-		Chinese UB*, replaces Library; +1 Science for every 2 Citizens in this City.
Walls of Babylon*	Masonry	65	0	+6 Defense	-		Babylonian UB*, replaces Walls.
Krepost*	Bronze Working	75	1	-	-		Russian UB*, replaces Barracks; +15 XP for all Units. -25% Culture and Gold costs of acquiring new tiles in this city.
Floating Gardens*	The Wheel	75	1	+2 Food, +1 Production	-		Aztec UB*, replaces Water Mill. +15% Food, +2 Food each Lake tile. City must be next to fresh water.
Burial Tomb*	Philosophy	100	0	+2 Happiness, +2 Culture	1 Artist		Egyptian UB*, replaces Temple; Should this city be captured, the amount of Gold plundered by the enemy is doubled.
Colosseum	Construction	100	1	+2 Happiness	-		Cannot provide more Happiness than Citizens
Courthouse	Mathematics	100	4	-	-		Eliminates extra Unhappiness from Occupation.
Lighthouse	Optics	75	1	-	-		+1 Food from Ocean tiles, +1 Food from worked Fish. City must be on the coast.
Mud Pyramid Mosque*	Philosophy	100	0	+4 Culture	1 Artist		Songhai UB*, replaces Temple; Requires no Gold maintenance
Stable	Horseback Riding	100	1	-	-		+15% Production toward Mounted units. +1 Production for each worked Horses, Sheep and Cattle. Must have at least one of these resources improved with a Pasture.
Amphitheater	Drama & Poetry	100	2	+3 Culture	1 Artist		Requires Monument
Temple	Philosophy	100	2	+2 Faith	1 Artist		Requires Shrine
Aqueduct	Engineering	100	1	-	-		40% of Food is carried over after a new Citizen is born.
Armory	Machinery	160	1	-	-		+15 XP for all Units. Requires Barracks or Krepost.
Bazaar*	Currency	120	0	+2 Gold	1 Merchant		Arab UB, replaces Market*; +25% Gold, Provides 1 extra copy of each improved luxury resource near this city. +2 Gold for each Oil and Oasis.
Castle	Chivalry	160	0	+4 Defense	-		Requires Walls.
Forge	Metal Casting	120	1	-	-		+15% Production towards Land Units. +1 Production for each worked Iron. Requires Iron.
Garden	Theology	120	1	-	-		+25% Great People generation in this city. Must be next to River or Lake.
Harbor	Compass	120	3	-	-		Forms a Trade Route with Capital. +1 Production from sea Resources. Must be on the coast.
Longhouse*	Metal Casting	100	2	+2 Production	1 Engineer		Iroquois UB*, replaces Workshop. +1 Production for Forest.
Market	Currency	120	0	+2 Gold	1 Merchant		+25% Gold.
Mint	Currency	120	0	-	-		+2 Gold for reach source of Gold or Silver. Requires one of these resources mined nearby.
Mughal Fort*	Chivalry	150	0	+2 Culture, +6 Defense	-		Indian UB*, replaces Castle. Requires Walls.
University	Education	160	2	+33% Science	2 Scientist		+2 Science from worked Jungle tiles.
Wat*	Education	160	2	+3 Culture, +33% Science	2 Scientist		Siamese UB*, replaces University.
Workshop	Metal Casting	120	2	+2 Production	1 Engineer		+10% Production
Arsenal	Rifling	300	0	+6 Defense	-		Requires Castle or Mughal Fort
Bank	Banking	200	0	+25% Gold	1 Merchant		Requires Market.
Hanse*	Banking	200	0	+25% Gold	1 Merchant		German UB*, replaces Bank. +5% Production for each City-State Trade Route. Requires Market.
Constabulary	Banking	160	1	-	-		Reduces enemy spy stealing rate by 25%.
Military Academy	Military Science	300	1	-	-		+15 XP for all Units. Requires Armory.
Museum	Archaeology	300	3	+6 Culture	2 Artist		Requires Opera House.
Observatory	Astronomy	200	0	+50% Science	-		City must be next to a Mountain.
Opera House	Acoustics	200	2	+4 Culture	1 Artist		Requires Temple or Mud Pyramid Mosque.
Public School	Scientific Theory	300	3	+3 Science	1 Scientist		+1 Science for every 2 Citizens. Requires University.
Ceilidh Hall*	Acoustics	200	2	+3 Happiness, +4 Culture	-		Celtic UB*, replaces Opera House. Requires Amphitheater.
Coffee House*	Economics	250	2	+2 Production, +5% Production	1 Engineer		Austrian UB*, replaces Windmill. +25% Great Person generation in this city.
Satrap's Court*	Banking	200	0	+2 Gold, +2 Happiness			Persian UB*, replaces Bank. +25% Gold. Requires Market.
Seaport	Navigation	250	2	-	-		+15% Production towards Naval units. +1 Gold and +1 Production from each worked sea Resource. Must be on the coast.
Theatre	Printing Press	200	2	+3 Happiness	-		Can't provide more Happiness than Population. Requires Colosseum.
Windmill	Economics	250	2	+2 Production	1 Engineer		+10% Production towards Buildings. City must not be on a Hill.
Broadcast Tower	Radio	500	3	+3 Culture	-		+33% Culture. Requires Museum.
Factory	Steam Power	360	3	+4 Production	2 Engineer		+10% Production. Requires Workshop or Longhouse, consumes 1 Coal.
Hospital	Biology	360	2	+5 Food	-
Military Base	Telegraph	500	0	+12 Defense	-		Requires Arsenal.
Police Station	Electricity	300	1	-	-		Reduces enemy spy stealing rate by 25%. Requires Constabulary.
Stock Exchange	Electricity	500	0	+33% Gold	2 Merchant		Requires Bank.
Hydro Plant	Plastics	500	3	-	-		+1 Production for each River tile; must be next to a River. Consumes 1 Aluminum.
Medical Lab	Penicillin	500	3	-	-		25% of Food is carried over after a new Citizen is born.
Nuclear Plant	Nuclear Fission	360	3	+5 Production	-		+15 % Production. Consumes 1 Uranium. City must most contain a Solar Plant.
Research Lab	Plastics	500	3	+4 Science	1 Scientist		+50% Science. Requires Public School.
Recycling Center	Ecology	500	3	-	-		Provides 2 Aluminum. Maximum of 5 of these buildings in your empire.
Solar Plant	Ecology	360	3	+5 Production	-		+15% Production, must be next to Desert and not contain a Nuclear Plant.
Spaceship Factory	Robotics	360	3	-	-		+50% Production towards Spaceship Parts. Requires Factory. Consumes 1 Aluminum.
Stadium	Mass Media	500	2	+4 Happiness	-		Can't provide more Happiness than Citizens. Requires Theatre.
Bomb Shelther	Telecommunications	300	1	-	-		Reduces population loss from nuclear attack by 75%.
Cathedral	(Cathedral Belief)	200	-	+1 Happiness, +3 Culture, +1 Faith	1 Artist		Can only be built in cities following a religion with the Cathedrals belief. Construct this building by purchasing it with Faith.
Monastery	(Monastery Belief)	150	-	+2 Culture, +2 Faith	-		Each source of Incense and Wine worked by this City produce +1 Faith and +1 Culture.
Mosque	(Mosque Belief)	200	-	+1 Happiness, +2 Culture, +3 Faith	-		Can only be built in cities following a religion with the Mosques belief. Construct this building by purchasing it with Faith.
Pagoda	(Pagoda Belief)	200	-	+2 Happiness, +2 Culture, +2 Faith	-		Can only be built in cities following a religion with the Pagodas belief. Construct this building by purchasing it with Faith.