Civ 6 Wonder Placement Guide
Placement requirements for every wonder — 53 wonders
Every requirement on this page is read straight from the game's data files — the same versioned snapshot the adjacency calculator uses. No special restriction is listed when the game imposes none.
- Alhambra· Must be built on: Desert (Hills), Grassland (Hills), Plains (Hills), Snow (Hills), Tundra (Hills)· Must be adjacent to: Encampment
- Amundsen-Scott Research Station· Must be built on: Snow, Snow (Hills)· Must be adjacent to: Campus (with Research Lab)
- Angkor Wat· Must be adjacent to: Aqueduct
- Apadana· Must be adjacent to your capital
- Big Ben· Must be adjacent to a river· Must be adjacent to: Commercial Hub (with Bank)
- Biosphère· Must be adjacent to a river· Must be adjacent to: Neighborhood
- Bolshoi Theatre· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Theater Square
- Broadway· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Theater Square
- Casa de Contratación· Must be adjacent to: Government Plaza
- Chichen ItzaNo special placement restriction — any valid land tile.
- Colosseum· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Entertainment Complex (with Arena)
- Colossus· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Cristo Redentor· Must be built on: Desert (Hills), Grassland (Hills), Plains (Hills), Snow (Hills), Tundra (Hills)
- Eiffel Tower· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: City Center
- Estádio do Maracanã· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Entertainment Complex (with Stadium)
- EtemenankiNo special placement restriction — any valid land tile.
- Forbidden City· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: City Center
- Golden Gate Bridge· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Great BathNo special placement restriction — any valid land tile.
- Great Library· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Campus (with Library)
- Great Lighthouse· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Great Zimbabwe· Must be adjacent to: Commercial Hub (with Market)· Must be adjacent to the Cattle resource
- Hagia Sophia· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Holy Site· Requires a founded religion
- Hanging Gardens· Must be adjacent to a river
- Hermitage· Must be adjacent to a river
- Huey Teocalli· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on a lake· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Jebel Barkal· Must be built on: Desert (Hills)
- Kilwa Kisiwani· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be built on coast
- Kotoku-in· Must be adjacent to: Holy Site (with Temple)
- Machu Picchu· Must be built on: Desert (Mountain), Grassland (Mountain), Plains (Mountain), Snow (Mountain), Tundra (Mountain)
- Mahabodhi Temple· Must be adjacent to: Holy Site (with Temple)· Requires a founded religion
- Mausoleum at Halicarnassus· Must be adjacent to: Harbor
- Meenakshi Temple· Must be adjacent to: Holy Site· Requires a founded religion
- Mont St. MichelNo special placement restriction — any valid land tile.
- Oracle· Must be built on: Desert (Hills), Grassland (Hills), Plains (Hills), Snow (Hills), Tundra (Hills)
- Országház· Must be adjacent to a river
- Oxford University· Must be built on: Grassland, Plains· Must be adjacent to: Campus (with University)
- Panama CanalNo special placement restriction — any valid land tile.
- Petra· Must be built on: Desert, Floodplains
- Potala Palace· Must be built on: Desert (Hills), Grassland (Hills), Plains (Hills), Snow (Hills), Tundra (Hills)· Must be adjacent to a mountain
- Pyramids· Must be built on: Desert, Floodplains
- Ruhr Valley· Must be adjacent to a river· Must be adjacent to: Industrial Zone (with Factory)
- St. Basil's Cathedral· Must be adjacent to: City Center
- Statue of Liberty· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Statue of Zeus· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to: Encampment (with Barracks)
- Stonehenge· Must be built on: Desert, Grassland, Plains, Snow, Tundra· Must be adjacent to the Stone resource
- Sydney Opera House· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- Taj Mahal· Must be adjacent to a river
- Temple of Artemis· Must be adjacent to a Camp
- Terracotta Army· Must be built on: Grassland, Plains· Must be adjacent to: Encampment (with Barracks or Stable)
- Torre de Belém· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land
- University of Sankore· Must be built on: Desert, Desert (Hills)· Must be adjacent to: Campus (with University)
- Venetian Arsenal· Must be built on: Coast and Lake· Must be built on water (not a lake)· Must be built on water adjacent to land