What old or new Wonders would you like to see in Civilization VII?

[The Fanatical]

Returning World Wonders:

Artemision of Ephesos (Temple of Artemis)

Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Statue of Zeus)

Mausoleion of Halicarnassos (Mausoleum at Halicarnassus)

Mouseion of Alexandria (Great Library)

Pharos of Alexandria (Great Lighthouse)

Hagia Sophia (A Christian version with a cross on top of the dome that has the Column of Justinian besides it and lacks the four Ottoman minarets would be more appropriate in my opinion, especially if the Ottomans are in the Modern Age, and Hagia Sophia is in the Exploration Age along the Byzantines)

Pisa Cathedral (only the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been seen in the past, perhaps it's time for the whole monument to make an appearance)

Himeji Castle

New World Wonders:

Abu Simbel

Naqsh-e Rostam (can be associated with the Sassanids)

Pergamon Altar

Pantheon

Church of the Holy Apostles of Constantinople or Imperial Polyandrion (if Hagia Sophia isn't in the game)

Osaka Castle (If Himeji Castle isn't in the game)

Fontana di Trevi (can be associated with Modern Italy)

Achilleion Palace (can be associated with Modern Greece)

New Natural Wonders:

Meteora (can be a World Wonder too)

Le Morne Brabant (with the underwater waterfall of Mauritius)

 

[Zaarin]

Just FYI, the Pantheon is not new; I don't remember if it was in Civ4 or Civ5 or both. New wonders I'd like to see would include Naqsh-e Rostam, the temple complex at Luxor (or Karnak), Gyeongbokgung (prime candidate for Joseon's associated wonder), Prague Old Town Hall (prime candidate for Bohemia's associated wonder), and every Gothic cathedral and chapel ever. Regarding natural wonders, I've long been hoping to see Mt. Ararat/Little Ararat and Jeju Island (even though I think we can all agree that ocean wonders are the worst). After having Eyjafjallajökull for two games in a row, I propose the obligatory and necessary natural wonder from Iceland be Gullfoss. I'd also like to see some more interesting geothermal features like Civ6's Pamukkale.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Regarding natural wonders, I've long been hoping to see Mt. Ararat/Little Ararat and Jeju Island (even though I think we can all agree that ocean wonders are the worst).

I kind of missed Krakatoa. It being a volcano it could have made some crazy ocean tile yields.

 

[The Fanatical]

Just FYI, the Pantheon is not new; I don't remember if it was in Civ4 or Civ5 or both. New wonders I'd like to see would include Naqsh-e Rostam, the temple complex at Luxor (or Karnak), Gyeongbokgung (prime candidate for Joseon's associated wonder), Prague Old Town Hall (prime candidate for Bohemia's associated wonder), and every Gothic cathedral and chapel ever. Regarding natural wonders, I've long been hoping to see Mt. Ararat/Little Ararat and Jeju Island (even though I think we can all agree that ocean wonders are the worst). After having Eyjafjallajökull for two games in a row, I propose the obligatory and necessary natural wonder from Iceland be Gullfoss. I'd also like to see some more interesting geothermal features like Civ6's Pamukkale.

Erm, I just checked the wiki and couldn't find it, and I remember that I had checked all the wonders from all the games before making the thread. Is there any chance you misremember? I'm asking this because the very similarly named Parthenon was indeed a World Wonder in Civilization IV and Civilization V.

Temple complex at Luxor

Temple complex at Karnak

Gyeongbokgung

Prague Old Town Hall (I think the Týn Church that's next to it is more beautiful and deserves the spot more)

Church of Our Lady before Týn

Domm de Milan (If there is one gothic cathedral I would propose, it's this one)

Mount Ararat (Little Ararat to the left, Greater Ararat to the right)

Seongsan Ilchubong (Fortress Mountain or Sunrise Peak at Jeju Island)

Gullfoss

 

[The Fanatical]

I kind of missed Krakatoa. It being a volcano it could have made some crazy ocean tile yields.

Anak Krakatau

 

[Fletchers_Requiem]

A natural wonder I've really been wanting to see in a civ game lately is the Arabika Massif- it's a gorgeous karst range in the Western Caucuses of Georgia that's home to some of the world's deepest caves (The Veryovkina and the Voronya/Krubera.)

 

[Zaarin]

Erm, I just checked the wiki and couldn't find it, and I remember that I had checked all the wonders from all the games before making the thread. Is there any chance you misremember? I'm asking this because the very similarly named Parthenon was indeed a World Wonder in Civilization IV and Civilization V.

I could have sworn we had the Pantheon, but I just searched as well and can't find it. I must have been mistaken.

Prague Old Town Hall (I think the Týn Church that's next to it is more beautiful and deserves the spot more)

Sorry, I wrote Old Town Hall and meant Old Town Square...so I didn't have to choose between the astronomical clock and the church. Bonus points that the Square is also famous for its seasonal markets.

 

[Xandinho]

I’m quite ambitious when it comes to wonders. Here’s the list of the main wonders I’d like to see in Civ7. If I’ve forgotten any, I’ll add them later.

Returning:

Alhambra
Big Ben
Bolshoi Theatre
Chichen Itza
Cristo Redentor
Estádio do Maracanã
Etemenank
Golden Gate Bridge
Great Library
Great Lighthouse
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Samarra
Great Zimbabwe
Hagia Sophia
Himeji Castle
Huey Teocalli
Jebel Barkal
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kotoku-in
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Louvre
Mahabodhi Temple
Masjid Al-Haram
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Neuschwanstein
Palace of Versailles
Porcelain Tower
Potala Palace
Sistine Chapel
St. Basil's Cathedral
Statue of Zeus
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Solomon
Torre de Belém

New:

Aban Palace
Abu Simbel
Bibracte
Borgund Stave Church
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Bút Tháp Temple
Château Frontenac
Corvin Castle
Empire State Building
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Great Pyramid of Cahuachi
Great Sphinx of Giza
Gyeongbokgung
Hassan Tower
Hwangnyongsa
Krak des Chevaliers
Kuhikugu
Maria Laach Abbey
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Oost-Indisch Huis
Palace of Knossos
Palace of Nations
Pumapunku
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santuario de Las Lajas
Somapura Mahavihara
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Vitus Cathedral
Svenska Akademien
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Taq Kasra
Teatro Colón
Temple of Heaven
Temple at Uppsala
Topkapi Palace
Trinity College Dublin
Uraniborg
Wawel Cathedral

Some are not here because they have already been confirmed, like the Pyramid of the Sun.

 

[The Fanatical]

I’m quite ambitious when it comes to wonders. Here’s the list of the main wonders I’d like to see in Civ7. If I’ve forgotten any, I’ll add them later.

Returning:

Alhambra
Big Ben
Bolshoi Theatre
Chichen Itza
Cristo Redentor
Estádio do Maracanã
Etemenank
Golden Gate Bridge
Great Library
Great Lighthouse
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Samarra
Great Zimbabwe
Hagia Sophia
Himeji Castle
Huey Teocalli
Jebel Barkal
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kotoku-in
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Louvre
Mahabodhi Temple
Masjid Al-Haram
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Neuschwanstein
Palace of Versailles
Porcelain Tower
Potala Palace
Sistine Chapel
St. Basil's Cathedral
Statue of Zeus
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Solomon
Torre de Belém

New:

Aban Palace
Abu Simbel
Bibracte
Borgund Stave Church
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Bút Tháp Temple
Château Frontenac
Corvin Castle
Empire State Building
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Great Pyramid of Cahuachi
Great Sphinx of Giza
Gyeongbokgung
Hassan Tower
Hwangnyongsa
Krak des Chevaliers
Kuhikugu
Maria Laach Abbey
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Oost-Indisch Huis
Palace of Knossos
Palace of Nations
Pumapunku
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santuario de Las Lajas
Somapura Mahavihara
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Vitus Cathedral
Svenska Akademien
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Taq Kasra
Teatro Colón
Temple of Heaven
Temple at Uppsala
Topkapi Palace
Trinity College Dublin
Uraniborg
Wawel Cathedral

Some are not here because they have already been confirmed, like the Pyramid of the Sun.

Alhambra

Big Ben

Bolshoi Theatre

Chichen Itza

Cristo Redentor

Estádio do Maracanã

Etemenanki

Golden Gate Bridge

Great Mosque of Djenné

Great Mosque of Samarra

Great Zimbabwe

Huēyi Teōcalli

Jebel Barkal

Kilwa Kisiwani

Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace)

Great Mosque of Kilwa

Kōtoku-in

Louvre

 

[The Fanatical]

I’m quite ambitious when it comes to wonders. Here’s the list of the main wonders I’d like to see in Civ7. If I’ve forgotten any, I’ll add them later.

Returning:

Alhambra
Big Ben
Bolshoi Theatre
Chichen Itza
Cristo Redentor
Estádio do Maracanã
Etemenank
Golden Gate Bridge
Great Library
Great Lighthouse
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Samarra
Great Zimbabwe
Hagia Sophia
Himeji Castle
Huey Teocalli
Jebel Barkal
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kotoku-in
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Louvre
Mahabodhi Temple
Masjid Al-Haram
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Neuschwanstein
Palace of Versailles
Porcelain Tower
Potala Palace
Sistine Chapel
St. Basil's Cathedral
Statue of Zeus
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Solomon
Torre de Belém

New:

Aban Palace
Abu Simbel
Bibracte
Borgund Stave Church
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Bút Tháp Temple
Château Frontenac
Corvin Castle
Empire State Building
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Great Pyramid of Cahuachi
Great Sphinx of Giza
Gyeongbokgung
Hassan Tower
Hwangnyongsa
Krak des Chevaliers
Kuhikugu
Maria Laach Abbey
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Oost-Indisch Huis
Palace of Knossos
Palace of Nations
Pumapunku
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santuario de Las Lajas
Somapura Mahavihara
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Vitus Cathedral
Svenska Akademien
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Taq Kasra
Teatro Colón
Temple of Heaven
Temple at Uppsala
Topkapi Palace
Trinity College Dublin
Uraniborg
Wawel Cathedral

Some are not here because they have already been confirmed, like the Pyramid of the Sun.

Mahabodhi Temple

Masjid Al-Haram

Neuschwanstein Castle

Palace of Versailles

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

Potala Palace

Sistine Chapel

Saint Basil's Cathedral

Stonehenge

Sydney Opera House

Temple of Solomon

Torre de Belém

Aban Palace

Oppidum of Bibracte

Borgund Stave Church

Buddhas of Bamiyan

Bút Tháp Temple

 

[The Fanatical]

I’m quite ambitious when it comes to wonders. Here’s the list of the main wonders I’d like to see in Civ7. If I’ve forgotten any, I’ll add them later.

Returning:

Alhambra
Big Ben
Bolshoi Theatre
Chichen Itza
Cristo Redentor
Estádio do Maracanã
Etemenank
Golden Gate Bridge
Great Library
Great Lighthouse
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Samarra
Great Zimbabwe
Hagia Sophia
Himeji Castle
Huey Teocalli
Jebel Barkal
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kotoku-in
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Louvre
Mahabodhi Temple
Masjid Al-Haram
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Neuschwanstein
Palace of Versailles
Porcelain Tower
Potala Palace
Sistine Chapel
St. Basil's Cathedral
Statue of Zeus
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Solomon
Torre de Belém

New:

Aban Palace
Abu Simbel
Bibracte
Borgund Stave Church
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Bút Tháp Temple
Château Frontenac
Corvin Castle
Empire State Building
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Great Pyramid of Cahuachi
Great Sphinx of Giza
Gyeongbokgung
Hassan Tower
Hwangnyongsa
Krak des Chevaliers
Kuhikugu
Maria Laach Abbey
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Oost-Indisch Huis
Palace of Knossos
Palace of Nations
Pumapunku
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santuario de Las Lajas
Somapura Mahavihara
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Vitus Cathedral
Svenska Akademien
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Taq Kasra
Teatro Colón
Temple of Heaven
Temple at Uppsala
Topkapi Palace
Trinity College Dublin
Uraniborg
Wawel Cathedral

Some are not here because they have already been confirmed, like the Pyramid of the Sun.

Château Frontenac

Corvin Castle

Empire State Building

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Great Pyramid of Cahuachi

Great Sphinx of Giza

Hassan Tower

Hwangnyongsa (there is a modern replica named Hwangnyongwon in Gyeongju, but it doesn't fuction as a temple)

Hwangnyongwon

Krak des Chevaliers

Kuhikugu

Maria Laach Abbey

Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque

Oost-Indisch Huis

Palace of Knossos

Palais des Nations

Pumapunku (very difficult to find reconstructions)

 

[The Fanatical]

I’m quite ambitious when it comes to wonders. Here’s the list of the main wonders I’d like to see in Civ7. If I’ve forgotten any, I’ll add them later.

Returning:

Alhambra
Big Ben
Bolshoi Theatre
Chichen Itza
Cristo Redentor
Estádio do Maracanã
Etemenank
Golden Gate Bridge
Great Library
Great Lighthouse
Great Mosque of Djenne
Great Mosque of Samarra
Great Zimbabwe
Hagia Sophia
Himeji Castle
Huey Teocalli
Jebel Barkal
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kotoku-in
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Louvre
Mahabodhi Temple
Masjid Al-Haram
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Neuschwanstein
Palace of Versailles
Porcelain Tower
Potala Palace
Sistine Chapel
St. Basil's Cathedral
Statue of Zeus
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Temple of Artemis
Temple of Solomon
Torre de Belém

New:

Aban Palace
Abu Simbel
Bibracte
Borgund Stave Church
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Bút Tháp Temple
Château Frontenac
Corvin Castle
Empire State Building
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Great Pyramid of Cahuachi
Great Sphinx of Giza
Gyeongbokgung
Hassan Tower
Hwangnyongsa
Krak des Chevaliers
Kuhikugu
Maria Laach Abbey
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Oost-Indisch Huis
Palace of Knossos
Palace of Nations
Pumapunku
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Santa Maria del Fiore
Santuario de Las Lajas
Somapura Mahavihara
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Vitus Cathedral
Svenska Akademien
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Taq Kasra
Teatro Colón
Temple of Heaven
Temple at Uppsala
Topkapi Palace
Trinity College Dublin
Uraniborg
Wawel Cathedral

Some are not here because they have already been confirmed, like the Pyramid of the Sun.

Rock-Hewn Church of Saint George in Lalibela

Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania

Santa Maria del Fiore (the cathedral still stands, but I liked this painting more than the real pictures)

Santuario de Las Lajas

Somapura Mahavihara

Saint Peter's Basilica

Saint Vitus Cathedral

Svenska Akademien

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Ayvān-e Kesrā (can be associated with the Sassanids)

Teatro Colón

Temple of Heaven

Temple at Uppsala (there is a Christian church built on the site after the pagan temple was destroyed)

Pagan Temple

Christian Church

Topkapi Palace

Trinity College Dublin

Uraniborg

Wawel Cathedral

 

[GeneralZift]

I'd like to see modern wonders. If nothing else, they should invent some future-wonders (eg. Space Elevator for the end of the tech tree)

 

[Zaarin]

I'd like to see modern wonders.

As a wondermonger, I always dislike modern wonders because so many of them are ugly (with a few exceptions--an art deco skyscraper like the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building might be nice).

 

[GeneralZift]

As a wondermonger, I always dislike modern wonders because so many of them are ugly (with a few exceptions--an art deco skyscraper like the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building might be nice).

Ahaha the developers should take some artistic liberties in this case
Now I don't think modern wonders are necessary ugly it's just that wonders of back then actually took time, effort, generations of people, artistic thought, devotion (typically to a god or gods) and more.

Nowadays "wonders" are just skyscrapers made for money OR scientific institutions. Sad times

 

[BackseatTyrant]

As a wondermonger, I always dislike modern wonders because so many of them are ugly (with a few exceptions--an art deco skyscraper like the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building might be nice).

The thing to remember, is that the label "wonder" is almost always applied in hindsight, if not WAY in hindsight. Eiffel Tower is probably the most classic example of this, going from a temporary contraption that was almost universally hated, to the very icon of Paris itself. Anyway, calling modern wonders "ugly", is always heartbreaking for me to hear; what else do we call Sydney Opera House? And in terms of skyscrapers, I'm sorry, but almost none of the ones built in New York are what I would regard as wonder-worthy, the only possible exception being UN Headquarters, for its role in housing the United Nations.

Anyway, here's a short, incomplete list of what I personally would refer to as modern wonders:

Helsinki Central Library (A.K.A. Oodi) (Helsinki, Finland)

Maeslantkering (Nieuwe Waterweg, the Netherlands)

Globe Arena (Stockholm, Sweden)

Palace of the Parliament (A.K.A. Casa Poprului) (Bucharest, Romania)

Palace of All Religions (Kazan, Russia)

Marina Bay Sands (Downtown, Singapore)

Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

 

[Patine]

Kola Superdeep Borehole

And, though, definitely not Modern, a Wonder I had mentioned around a neglected civ suggestion, recently - Nan Madol, the Venice of Oceania

 

[Zaarin]

the only possible exception being UN Headquarters, for its role in housing the United Nations.

I'm pretty sure that makes it an anti-wonder.

 

[notNamed]

Domm de Milan (If there is one gothic cathedral I would propose, it's this one)

Fairly sure that's neo-gothic, not gothic.

The thing to remember, is that the label "wonder" is almost always applied in hindsight, if not WAY in hindsight.

Let's be completely honest, while there are certainly structures important to almost every specific nationstate of today, none of these are really wonders in anything but a faint lipservice to the idea.
If Civ series continues with the eras and associated wonders it would make sense to pivot around that, at least if you're solely concerned with realism. Wonders in the modern age are special and hard to build unique districts. Unique to each civ, no one else can even try building them, though you might also include some sort of privates measuring element where they can't steal the building from you, but they can steal the fame stemming from it by burning even more money and building a skyscraper whose antennae reach 5mm higher, rendering yours completely worthless.

It makes it really easy to come up and argue on ideas. No one in the world cares about random golden-plated cathedrals built in Brasil but to Brasilians they are a source of pride. Twins alike are a very strong symbol to the Americans but outside of the US it's a regular tragedy like hundreds of others. Even Asterix (a parody of the modern world) lampshades the modern perception regarding megastructures with Caesar brushing off pyramids as just a random triangle.

Though that's all speaking from the perspective of reality, obviously you're complicating otherwise clear and simple design of the series' wonder mechanic. And whether it's worth it to alter the mechanics/introduce new ones/rename and educate people on something exclusive to the last 200 turns of the game is up to the game designers. Frankly a bit unlikely, but at least it's some perspective on the 'wonders' of the later 20th and 21st century.

 

[The Fanatical]

Fairly sure that's neo-gothic, not gothic.

It's considered late gothic, if I'm not mistaken.