Two questions about wonders' graphical models

[JamesCivFan]

Hello fellow forumers, if I remember right, there was a thread which showed wonder graphics in CiV (both unfinished and constructed), but I cannot seem to find it anymore.

So my question is: is there a link/site or some screenshots at least, of every wonder and how does it look like (especially unfinished ones will be useful to see if an AI is building them).

Also, another related question to that. Do you need to have just seen the AI city which have, or will construct a said wonder in order to see its progress or you have to constantly have a unit nearby to be seeing it?

For example, I stumble upon the Russian city of Moscow with my scout. I see it once and then the scout moves away. After 3 turns, the Russians start building the Great Library. Will I be able to see its unfinished graphical model at once, or I have to bring the scout there so the map gets "updated"?

 

[FeiLing]

I'm playing the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario atm and you can see any wonder in production in the fog of war (scouted, but not visible). Pretty weird if you ask me. And I think it's not scenario specific; should be the same mechanic in any game.

Don't know about a thread with (partially finished) models, but I never had trouble identifying which wonder it was when I saw it. The real problem is: You looking at the wrong places^^ For e.g., while Pyramids in a coastal tile are hard to oversee, a great lighthouse not on the coast can easily be missed. You'll easily know though which model is which wonder if you played the game a few times (and actually looked at your own finished wonders in previous games).
Only one I can think of that is very similar might be the Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus (especially problematic as they are available in the same era).

On a few occasions I checked for wonders and didn't spot any. Then I got the notification it has built somewhere, went there and it was sure it was not there (not in production) a few turns before. Not sure if that was a bug (it not showing) or if the AI might have actually used an engineer on it.

 

[JamesCivFan]

I'm playing the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario atm and you can see any wonder in production in the fog of war (scouted, but not visible). Pretty weird if you ask me. And I think it's not scenario specific; should be the same mechanic in any game.

Don't know about a thread with (partially finished) models, but I never had trouble identifying which wonder it was when I saw it. The real problem is: You looking at the wrong places^^ For e.g., while Pyramids in a coastal tile are hard to oversee, a great lighthouse not on the coast can easily be missed. You'll easily know though which model is which wonder if you played the game a few times (and actually looked at your own finished wonders in previous games).
Only one I can think of that is very similar might be the Temple of Artemis and the Statue of Zeus (especially problematic as they are available in the same era).

On a few occasions I checked for wonders and didn't spot any. Then I got the notification it has built somewhere, went there and it was sure it was not there (not in production) a few turns before. Not sure if that was a bug (it not showing) or if the AI might have actually used an engineer on it.

I am actually a very experienced player. I started playing CiV when it came out on day 1 (having played both Civ 3 and Civ4 beforehand, not that it matters ) and now I play on Deity regularly for the last 3 months or so. The thing is, some wonders look a lot like others, for example I find that the Temple of Artemis looks a lot like the Great Library, and especially when seen in the fog of war, it can be confusing (at least to my eyes). And of course you are right about its similarity with the Statue of Zeus... That's why I asked for the pictures. From now on, I will be taking screenshots of the wonders myself and when I have them all, I will upload them here. I guess it will be helpful for everyone.