Civilization 5 World Wonders: Big Ben
Building Strategies and Wonder Information
World Wonder: Big Ben
Tech Required: Industrialization
Production Cost: 750
What it Does: Requires you to Adopt Commerce. Reduces the Cost of Gold Purchasing in Cities for Buildings/Units by 15%. Also gives +4 Gold per turn, +1 Culture, and +2 Great Merchant points.
Strategies
I love this Wonder and often tag Commerce just to get it (which also gives +25% Gold in the Capital). You can also go one further into Commerce to reduce maintenance on Roads/Railroads and up your income further.
Big Ben isn't essential, but can let you get much more out of your Gold when you have a new building available and a lot of cash on hand - it may mean the difference between one more building when you go to buy - plus the fact that it reduces Military purchasing costs and buying units can be essential in times of war and the late-game is often when big Wars start to happen.
Because of its big Gold boost, be sure and put it in the Capital so it can get the +25% Gold you'll get there from Adopting Commerce. It's even better if you also have Tradition's +1gold/happiness for each 2 Citizens in the Capital and prioritize placing banks, stock exchanges, and markets in the Capital to milk every coin you can from these great buildings.
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