hagbart,
I forgot to address your comments about the supreme court and emancipation.
I understand that all modern nations have a high court, i gave the US credit for the supreme court simply because that is an image of the US supreme court.
Regarding Emancipation: While slavery has been abolished throughout the world, the "emancipation proclamation" was written and delivered by President Abraham Lincoln of the US, in 1863 at the height of our Civil War. Hence the image of the Lincoln Memorial.
Regarding a Constitution: Having a written constitution was a huge step in the development of governments. Prior to a written constitution, rulers could basically run around willy nilly doing whatever they wanted, at least until the masses rose up and cut off their heads. The first such document, though not really technically a constitution was the magna carta in England, issued by King John at Runnymede under compulsion from the barons and the church in June, 1215 it was the first significant step towards "government of the people, by the people, for the people" (Gettysburgh Address, Abraham Lincoln, 1863)
The da Vinci Image is used for the new cure for cancer image because, 1) I am using the old cure for cancer image for the National Health Care wonder and 2) the image id commonly used in the medical field. My wife recieved her Masters in Physical Therapy and that image was used repeatedly on her text books and course manuals. maybe it should be used for the National Healthcare wonder, some things have not been set in stone.
nEo,
I now have a great image for the Buddha. It is of the worlds largest bronze Buddha, in I think Tokyo. What do you think about this, available with Theology, Cost 60, Culture 6, 2x Happiness from Temple (remember the Oracle becomes obsolete with theology) - The cost and the culture would be the same as the sistine chapel.
The louvre is really just a national gallery, isn't it? I was debating using a picture of it for that at least.
I like the idea for the Parthenon, I will try and find a good image of that, one that is not just a bunch of rubble. I would like to have an image of it in all its glory. if you could look for such an image that would be helpful.