Wonder splashes for Pounder's widescreen

[Vampiloup]

Tiantan, most known in West under the name of "Temple du Ciel" (Temple of haven).

Known for his beautifull blue roof. Saddly, the inner parts of the temple are closed : We can't visit him anymore.



Topkapi palace. Build by the Ottoman in Constantinople just after they conquer it. It was a palace, a fortress, now a museum. The included harem make him very instable (one unhappy face in all the empire, probably).



The "torre pendente di Pisa" is the bell tower of a cathedral, in Pisa, Italia. Can be used as an added cathedral, probably.

 

[Vampiloup]

In june 1940, all France is occupied by the german invader.
All ? No.
A small place still resists to the invader, and the life is not easy for the German local garrison

It's was the Eiffel tower.

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Upon the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1940, the lift cables were cut by the French so that Adolf Hitler would have to climb the steps to the summit. The parts to repair them were allegedly impossible to obtain because of the war. In 1940 Nazi soldiers had to climb to the top to hoist the swastika, but the flag was so large it blew away just a few hours later, and it was replaced by a smaller one. When visiting Paris, Hitler chose to stay on the ground. It was said that Hitler conquered France, but did not conquer the Eiffel Tower. A Frenchman scaled the tower during the German occupation to hang the French flag. In August 1944, when the Allies were nearing Paris, Hitler ordered General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, to demolish the tower along with the rest of the city. Von Choltitz disobeyed the order. The lifts of the Tower were working normally within hours of the Liberation of Paris.
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Can be used as the CN tower from Canada, probably (it was even what saved her in the early XXe century, in fact : It's use as radio transmitter).



More known in non-anglo-saxons countries than his US counterpart, the transsiberian can have the same utility in the game than the "first transcontinental railway".



The biggest fish market in the world, in Japan. Can probably replace an hospital, and give a boost to the food from sea/ocean, or even put a "fishery" in all your coastal cities if you have this type of building in your game...

 

[Vampiloup]

The "valley of kings" was a necropolis. I have no idea what can be his purpose in the game.



The Viaduc de Milau (Milau bridge) is the actual most spectacular bridge in the world. Even Hillman give it a silver medal.
This bridge don't exist for the local purpose. It's an empire enhancer. Can add a free bridge in each continental city (if you have this type of building), or pay for economics buildings...
It's the problem with brigdes : Civ3 don't know how to use them...



The Vishweshwaraya museum is the biggest museums of technologies in India. Can boost culture, maybe.

 

[Vampiloup]

The Westminster palace is also the Houses of Parliament of the UK. It's the one who has the Big Ben tower.

Can be used has a "forbidden city" palace.



Zeche Zollverein in Essen. A mine complex.
Not difficult to see what use it can have, mmh ?

 

[Vampiloup]

No more than the "Adam smith" from the original game.

Proposal for use : The OTL Adam Smith pay for nothing. He was just an economist. I don't know what do with him. Maybe the "pay the upkeep for economics buildings" can be really good when you begin to add economics to the game : That mean they can boost even little cities.

Prequisites seem good for me.



Ahu_tongariki, the bigger group of "giant heads" in the famous "île de paques" (sorry, don't know the english name).

Proposal for use : Same as temple. Ass his "power" to the local temple (and maybe need one as prequisite ?).



Al Hambra : It's the famous "palace-fortress-garden-what you want if this is costly" from the muslims lords from Grenade (in today Spain).
They begin to build it in the IXe century, prabably on an christian castle, but the more famous part, the palace of Alcazar, is from XIII/XIV century.

The palace is famous for the inner decorations.

Proposal for use : It's a big fortress, then Defense bonus against early middle-age units, a palace (can replace the forbidden city, or be a third palace), and a temple (has mosquee/churchs in). Probably cost a hell of ressources to build...

 

[Vampiloup]

Bach and his litle family play music.
Bach was NOT a building. Hi suggest we reverse to the old and more accurate version (was it in Civ 1 ?) and give Bach a "double mood from cathedral" power.



It's a "CivArmy" hoover dam : The Itaipu dam.

Proposition of use : Probably the same as Hoover Dam, as he give the same amount of power...



It's the famous cathedral from Venise, the Basilica di san marco. The big red building IS part of the cathedral : It's the bell tower.

Proposal for use : Probably the same as a cathedral, with more culture (it's a famous building). Not good ? Hey, that's TWO cathedrals for you city (well, more use for thoses who like to play big cities, that's true).

 

[Vampiloup]

Borobudur was probably build in Java in the medieval times. It's basically a gigantic shrine. Can be used has a powerfull temple, but it's also a pilgrimage place, and then probably give a commercial bonuse to the city.



brihadeeswarar is an Indian temple, one of the most beautifull in his class.



The British museum is one of the four top notch museum in the world, with the French Louvre, American Metropolitan and the russian Hermitage. Even if the french one live probably his last generation (french politicals actually sell the museums to their richs friends. The famous "Musee de l'Homme" is already nearly destroyed of his collections).

A museum can add research and culture bonuse to a city. The British Museum can easilly double the effect of other museums or, for the original game, give a very big bonuse in research and culture to his city.

 

[Vampiloup]

The Canal of Panama

Probably cost a hell of ressources, and need to be build on a coastal city WITH access to fresh water (the canal use existing lakes).

Probably give a boost for commerce ? Or give a speed bonus to ships ?



The catacombs of Kom el Shokafa, in Egypt. Call it a subterranean cemetary.

Maybe act as an Aqueduct, or a temple...



The Cathedral de Chartres, in France. Maybe the most beautifull of all. Probably need a temple.

 

[Vampiloup]

In the reality, it was a city. For us, Chichen Itza is a temple complex. For use probably as a strong temple, or as something doubling the temple strengh in the continent. But probably need a temple.



The cairo citadel, build in the XIIe century for protect the city from the crusaders.

It was a palace (Forbidden city for Arabs, maybe ?), but also a temple and a fortress. A palace that give a content face AND a defense bonuse can't be a bad thing.



A widescreen replacement for the forbidden city. It's one of it's doors.

The city wasn't really forbidden. But you can't enter it without king autorization or you can be killed.

 

[Vampiloup]

Cristo redentor, in Brazil. Probably the power of a temple AND a commercial boost.



The famous crystal palace, built in 1851 for an exhibition In London, and destroyed by fire some years after. Probably give a big commercial boost to the city.



Ely cathedral, in Great Britain.

 

[Vampiloup]

The Arch gateway, built in USA, in the city of Saint Louis, for commemorate the settlers who departed from here for the far west.



A widescreen replacement for the Globe theatre. It was never called "shakespeare theatre" : Only a reconstitution, build in 1997, is called as that.



Another bridge : The Golden Gate. In USA, as the Brooklyn one. Don't need a river, but need a coast.

 

[Vampiloup]

The Hermitage museum. It's the equivalent from the Louvre for the Russians.



Hollywood. In an older game (was it CTP ?), you can build movie theaters in cities. This wonder can build you freely one by city.



A widescreen replacement for the Hoover Dam, the big dam on the Colorado river after the Great Canyon.

 

[Vampiloup]

The Kremlin. In the same time a palace and a big fortress.



Leonard was in fact a great painter, but as inventor and engineer, he was pitifull. Lot of writings on him say he was an "universal genius", but don't let place for the results : His ideas was without posterity. Some can say it's because it was early on his time. It's simple to prove the opposite : He was employed for fortification engineering, for example, and the result was... without posterity, too.



The london sewerage system was build in the mid-XIX century. Do more than all the hospitals of the world for the population. Can put an hospital-like building (or even an hospital if you have nothing else) in each city.

 

[Vampiloup]

A widescreen replacement for Magellan voyage. It's an old map.



The biggest teutonic fortress. Actually a fortress, a palace, a monastery... Sadly, was given in payement to mercenaries by bankrupted teutonic knights...



The Meenakshi temple of Madurai, in India, is probably the most beauctifull temple of this god, seen as a local Shiva incarnation. Well known for is fully sculpted towers.

What you see before is the sacred pool of the temple (yes, it's not because you pretend to be a fanatical believer you really give something for the temples, don't you ?).

 

[Vampiloup]

The Mont Saint Michel, in France. There is a pitifull "war" between two french regions, Normandy and Britany, for know if the mount is in Britany or in Normandy. Communautaristics morons...

The mount was a monastery, a pilgrimage place, a really powerfull fortress. But need a coast AND a river.



The Mount rushmore. Very known in USA and represent some of the more known US presidents.

At the beginning, the sculptor wanted to create the character from the head to the foots, but he can't found the money for... THAT's a missed occasion !

The monument can't probably do more than give culture, but after all he was not intended for other thing that pure glory. Then a big boost in culture can be a good idea.



The biggest world museum in egyptian antiquities. Can be used as a little British museum or Louvre.

 

[Vampiloup]

A Widescreen replacement for Copernicus observatory. I used a picture from one of the olders observatory still working, the "Observatoire de Paris-meudon", in France. Because you know, Copernicus worked on paper, not in an observatory...



A Widescreen replacement for the Oracle. As i cannot find a picture of the temple or the temple complex in at least so-so state, i used a fantasy picture found i don't remember where.

For memory, the oracle been a crazy women is pure christian lie. Even the famous crack in the ground never existed...



The Otowasan_Kiyomizudera. A temple in Japan. Officially a temple complex, but the name is more ofter given alone to the big temple you see on the picture.
The complex was created at the end of the VIIe century (officially, at least), but the actual temples was build in XIVe century.

 

[Pounder]

I love it. Good job!

Must of taking a while to put this together,

downloading.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Nice work, Vampiloup! You found much better images of several of the Indian wonders than I have been able to, so far.

 

[Balthasar]

Absolutely stunning! We could use a French curator for our art, it appears. I had somehow forgotten that Pounder did this (thank you for reminding me!), and I am beginning now to make a patch that will allow for Wonder Splashes in this size in the Steampunk interface. Incidentally, the Wonder that you describe in post #25 as "Agu tongariki" might best be referred to in english as "The Easter Island Statues". The statues (most are actually torsos, not just heads) are called 'Moai'.
I look forward to your next collection.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Incidentally, the Wonder that you describe in post #25 as "Agu tongariki" might best be referred to in english as "The Easter Island Statues". The statues (most are actually torsos, not just heads) are called 'Moai'.

Ahu Tongariki is the largest site - where many of he Moai are restored in place & complete. It includes the largest Moai (86 tonnes) yet found.