So with Gods and Kings I've been thinking about the potential for religious wonders and it's kind of disappointing that the developers really didn't delve into all the possibilities for wonders that boost religion. I mean there are plenty of faith-boosting wonders, but there is only one wonder, the Mosque of Djenné, that actually
improves your religion.
I wanted to throw up a few ideas for religious wonders here since this the premier thread for high-quality wonders.
For the religion-type wonders already on your to-do list such as Chartres or Cologne Cathedral, I think an awesome effect would be unlocking a bonus belief, just like the Byzantine UA.
Also, since they are essentially world wonders, you could consider the idea of holy shrines. That might be confusing since we already have shrines in G&K- I'm actually talking about the holy-city-only temples built by Great Prophets in Civ4. All the shrines would have the same effect, gold for followers, just like Civ4. The idea would be that you found the religion with the first prophet, enhance it with the second, build your shrine and make it profitable with the third.
Right now there isn't much incentive to actively spread your religion all over the place, choosing beliefs that make it profitable to do so aren't worth it when you consider that you can instead forget spreading it and concentrate your faith on cathedrals, mosques, or monasteries. Along with the holy shrines, I want to suggest a wonder that will justify creating a truly
global religion that spans the map.
The Cathedral of Seville
It's the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and the third largest church of any kind ever built. It was built at the time when Seville was the center of trade between Spain, Africa, and the New World, so it represents the wealth generated by the spread of Spanish influence around the world. The treasures inside are said to be made of the gold and silver from the mines of the Aztec and Inca empires, and the Cathedral is also the tomb of Christopher Columbus. I think that in-game this wonder should give gold for followers of your religion in cities
overseas or on
different continents. If those mechanics are not possible, then the gold bonus could be for followers of the same religion
connected by overseas trade routes.
Seville Cathedral
+1
+1
for every 2 overseas followers
/ +1
for every follower connected by an overseas trade route
+1 Great Merchant Point
Anyone getting problems using the mods in Gods and Kings? I can't seem to build any of the wonders anymore, they just don't appear after activating them in the mod browser.
Yeah, I haven't been able to use them either.
to build, but should yield a bonus of 20% 
and 10 
to the entire empire, and should also produce a bonus of 2 
