Wonder Renaming?

[Patine]

Just stumbled across this tidbit:

Machu Picchu has been called the wrong name for over 100 years (msn.com)

 

[Henri Christophe]

I like the name Machu Picchu, but I don't will mind if we start to call it Huayna Picchu.

 

[GeneralZift]

Doesn't that refer to the mountain?

 

[Patine]

Doesn't that refer to the mountain?

So, does the name that's been used or over a century. The name of the estate of the Sapa Inca's family, if there was a separate name, is not known, it seems.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Interesting, but not unique: there are a whole bunch of Wonders in Civ VI (and earlier Civs) that are, strictly speaking, mis-named:

The Oracle - was actually the Temple of Pythian Apollo at Delphi
Great Library - was the Mouseion of Alexandria
Colosseum - is the Amphitheatrum Flavium or Flavian Amphitheatre
Chichen Itza - is one of a half-dozen different names for the entire CITY. The structure that is virtually always referred to is the Temple of Kukulcan, called El Castillo by the Spanish
Forbidden City was the Zijin Cheng, or Purple Forbidden City
Saint Basil's Cathedral - is actually the Sobor Vasilya Blazhennogo, or Cathedral of Vasilyi the Blessed
Big Ben - is actually the name of the largest Bell in the tower. The building is the Palace of Westminster and the structure depicted in the Wonder graphic is Elizabeth's Tower, originally known as Saint Stephen's Tower.
Statue of Liberty - is actually La Liberte Enclairant le Monde or Liberty Enlightening the World

 

[reddishrecue]

Saint Basil's Cathedral - is actually the Sobor Vasilya Blazhennogo, or Cathedral of Vasilyi the Blessed

Or.. isn't that the kremlin? Also?

 

[GalleySlave]

Or.. isn't that the kremlin? Also?

No, the Kremlin is the walled/fortified complex that encompasses several government buildings (formerly palaces) and churches; the Cathedral is actually outside the Kremlin walls, in Red Square.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

Or.. isn't that the kremlin? Also?

No, the Kremlin is the walled/fortified complex that encompasses several government buildings (formerly palaces) and churches; the Cathedral is actually outside the Kremlin walls, in Red Square.

It was called the Kremlin however, until Civ 6 when they did appropriately name it the St. Basil's Cathedral, at least.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

No, the Kremlin is the walled/fortified complex that encompasses several government buildings (formerly palaces) and churches; the Cathedral is actually outside the Kremlin walls, in Red Square.

And to be Utterly Pedantic, it should be called the "Moscow Kremlin" (or Kreml), because a 'kremlin' is simply the central citadel in Any Russian town or place. Any more, if it is capitalized (Kremlin instead of kremlin) it refers specifically to the Moscow Kreml, which has been the seat of the Russian/Soviet goverenment for the last century.
Saint Basil's (or Vasilyi's!) is also utterly unique because it is actually a central church originally called 'Trinity's Church" surrounded by 8 other churches all in one structure: there is nothing else like it in either Russian or Byzantine religious architecture.
"Red Square" is another Wonderous peculiarity: 'krasny' (красны) means Red, but 'krasnoe' (красное) means beautiful, and the original name of the open space in front of the citadel/kreml was "(the) Beautiful Square"

There is no excuse at all for Civ's earlier confusing of the Kremlin with 'Saint Basil's" other than the fact that the cathedral is graphically/visually unique whereas the Kremlin is just another big collection of walled buildings.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

And to be Utterly Pedantic, it should be called the "Moscow Kremlin" (or Kreml), because a 'kremlin' is simply the central citadel in Any Russian town or place. Any more, if it is capitalized (Kremlin instead of kremlin) it refers specifically to the Moscow Kreml, which has been the seat of the Russian/Soviet goverenment for the last century.

Because of that renaming I'm expecting in the near future that Russia could get the kremlin as a unique infrastructure, or even the Kremlin (as a unique government district) if they feel bold.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Because of that renaming I'm expecting in the near future that Russia could get the kremlin as a unique infrastructure, or even the Kremlin (as a unique government district) if they feel bold.

The kreml would be a unique Building in most cases, but the Moscow Kremlin has expanded so much over the centuries that it, indeed, does represent a Unique District in game terms.
Given that the Kremlin includes multiple churches and chapels as well as civilian and military administrative offices and the seat of the ruler/government, it could be a Government District with serious religious and military effects all in one.