National Assembly/Wonders

The pinnacle of any Nation is the creation of a monument so great, so magnificent and awe-inspiring that it can truly be considered a Wonder of the world.

In Rise of Nations, these monuments are no less amazing than their real-life counterparts. As you can see from the bonuses listed below, wonders provide your Nation with a great many bonuses and are well worth the investment. You will also notice that each wonder has an associated point value. This value is used for scoring when attempting to achieve a Wonder victory - in certain games, you will win as long as you or your coallition maintain a wonder point lead over other factions for a certain period of time.

There are eighteen wonders in Age of Darkness. Only one of each wonder may be built by all players. In other words, the first player to successfully build the Temple of Tikal will be the only player in the game with that wonder. This limitation when combined with being able to set the number of Wonder points needed for victory makes for some interesting strategy and gameplay. Some of the powers of wonders are so powerful as to rival even the national bonuses of other factions.

The seventeen wonders are divided into several classes:

• Monuments, which are not meant to be constructed and only serve to provide "flavour"
• Free wonders
• Socialist wonders
• Authoritarian wonders
• Democratic wonders
• Conservative wonders

• Liberal wonders are wonders that can be built only by factions that researched Liberalism.
• Capitalist wonders, available where Capitalism was researched.
• Fascist wonders are wonders that can be built only by factions that researched Militarism. Although some others do need other non-fascist research, Fascist wonders generate units as well as improve your units in combat.
• Communist wonders are wonders that require State Property in order to be created.

Restricted wonders:

• Cathedral (2 versions)
• Aya Sofiya
• Tower of London
• Forbidden City
• Dome of the Rock
• Taj Mahal
• Alcazar de Toledo
• Pyramids
• Parthenon

Free

Name	Abilities	Resource cost and wonder point contribution	Requirements	Special remarks
Heysel Pavillion	Raises Commerce Limit for ,  by +50 +1 to City limit. Cost to build new Cities decreased by -33%.
Decryption Station	Reveals the entire map Cost of strategic weapons is decreased Immunity from nuclear embargo

Low-tier

Name	Abilities	Resource cost and wonder point contribution	Requirements	Special remarks
Socialist
Memorial Hall	Commerce Limit on  and increased by 50. Population Limit increased by 50  gather rate increased by 30%	Colossus		Should be either Zhongshan tomb, Lenin Mausoleum or possibly Ataturk Mausoleum. Whee.
Authoritarian
Palazzo EUR	National borders increased by 3 Attrition to enemy units increased by 50% Fortifications are 20% cheaper
Lubyanka	Raises your Commerce Limit for , , ,  by 200. Increases attrition damage inflicted on unsupplied enemy units in your territory by 100%. Spies are created instantly. Gain the use of an extra Spy unit which does not count against your Population Limit and is rebuilt for free whenever it is killed.	Kremlin
Democratic
Eiffel Tower	+100%  income Raises Commerce Limit for  by +200 +6 to National Borders
Conservative
Marble Arch	You create Ships 50% faster. Increases your income from Rare resources (in your territory) and Markets by 200% You receive the bonus ability of all Rare resources in your territory , even if you don't have a Merchant there.	Porcelain Tower		The European version is based off the Arco dei Fileni of Libya. For jungle factions, the Jaswant Thada is constructed instead. This is an elongated and exaggerated version of the original.
Cristo Rendentor	gather rate increased by 50% Commerce Limit on  increased by 100 House of Worship effects increased by 50%

High-tier

Name	Abilities	Resource cost and wonder point contribution	Requirements	Special remarks
Liberal
Crystal  Palace	Ground unit and Hangar upgrades are free. -100% Attrition damage inflicted on your units in enemy territory. Reduces the cost of Bombers and air defence buildings by 33%.	: 800 : 1,400 5 WP	Level 7: Mercantilism Asians
Research  Institute	+50  production rate -66% Granary, Foundry and Sawmill production upgrade cost	: 1,200 : 800 3 WP	Level 7: Sovereignty Christians
Capitalist
Wall  Street	The cost to buy goods at Market is never higher than 125; the price to sell is never lower than 50. All Technologies and Upgrades can be researched instantaneously.	: 1,600 : 2,000 2 WP	Imperial Era [3] Level 7: Empiricism
Pentagon	Reduces the non-Knowledge costs of Library research by 50%. Your Supply Wagons can heal your troops (and Brazilian Supply Wagons heal at double the normal rate). Siege, Artillery, and Supply units move 25% faster. Extensive LOS and can detect hidden units	: 800 : 1,000 2 WP	Coppicing Timber production Asians	Spawns 1 Pershing-class Heavy Tank once constructed
Fascist
Tannenberg  Memorial	Free foot unit every 30 seconds (Plus 1/2 second for every Infantry unit the player controls)	: 900 : 700 +2	Interbellum [2] Corporatism	The frequency of spawning decreases along with the number of Rifle Infantry you currently control.
National  Redoubt  Complex	Massive Fortification with long range, many Hit Points, extra garrison value, and increased border push. Can be built wherever a Castle can; does not count against a City's Wonder Limit (1 wonder per city). While under construction, will not revealed to the enemy until it is complete. Receive Fortification upgrades for free and all Castles, Fortresses and Citadels gain 33% more hitpoints. Units garrisoned at any Fort Heal at +500% the normal rate.	: 1,000 : 750 +4	Synthetics [5] Corporatism	Spawns Assault guns: For USA and Britain, Sherman Firefly For Japan, For Italy, For Russia, For Germany, 2 Elefant For all other nations: Marder I Grants access to Kamikaze Doctrine for Japan
Volkshalle	Functions like a Major City +50, +50 Can be built wherever a Castle can; does not count against a City's Wonder Limit (1 wonder per city). While under construction, will not revealed to the enemy until it is complete. Capital timers don't affect you, you cannot be defeated by way of capital elimination unless this Wonder is taken from you.	: 880 : 1,760 +9	Atomic [6] Corporatism	Spawns 4 King Tigers when complete.
Communist
People's  Steelworks	Increases  gather rate by 50% Raises Commerce Limit for  by 100. Cost of Barracks, Armoury, and Dock units reduced by 25%	: 2,000 : 700 +3		Spawns 10 Peasant Guerillas upon completion
Pantheon  of  Soviets	+50% building hit points +66%  income  Raises Commerce Limit for  by +200	: 1,760 : 800 +6