Hermitage
The Hermitage now requires an Opera House in every city instead of a Museum. It produces less Culture but can create three Tourism when filled with Great Works of Art or Artifacts. If you get the Theming bonus, the building generates even more Tourism!
| Cost | 125 Production |
| Yield | 2 Culture |
| Comment | Adds 50% to the Cultural output of this city, requires that you have an Opera House constructed in every city, the cost increases with the size of your Nation, has 3 slots for Great Works of Art or Artifacts |
| Prerequisite | Architecture |
| Hermitage Theming | +3 Culture if all works are paintings and no two items are from the same era or heritage |
Heroic Epic
Now the Heroic Epic draws in Tourism with a slot for a Great Work of Writing, perhaps displayed tastefully in a series of plaques around the statue.
| Cost | 125 Production |
| Yield | 1 Culture |
| Comment | Adds a 15% Morale bonus to all units constructed in this city, requires that all of your cities have a Barracks or Krepost, the cost increases with the size of your Nation, has one slot for a Great Work of Writing |
| Prerequisite | Iron Working |
National Epic
The National Epic is essential for any city devoted to generating Great People for an eventual Cultural Victory. If you have extra Great Works of Writing that aren't being used toward a Theme bonus, put them in the National Epic for a slight increase in Tourism.
| Cost | 125 Production |
| Yield | 1 Culture |
| Comment | Adds 25% to the Great Person generation of this city, you must have a Monument in all cities, the cost increases with the size of your Nation, has one slot for a Great Work of Writing |
| Prerequisite | Drama and Poetry |
Oxford University
Oxford University is a great value for any endeavor. The free Technology lets you advance quickly, the bonus to Science helps you keep your people educated, and the slots for Great Works help you bring in Tourism, especially if you trade around Great Works of Writing with other nations to get the Theming Bonus.
| Cost | 125 Production |
| Yield | 1 Culture, 3 Science |
| Comment | Grants your Empire one free technology, you must have a University in every city, the cost increases with the size of your Nation, has two slots for Great Works of Writing |
| Prerequisite | Education |
| Oxford University Theming | +2 Culture if all works are from unique eras and from OTHER cultural heritages |
Palace
| Cost | No Production Cost |
| Yield | 1 Culture, 2.5 Combat Strength, 3 Gold, 3 Science, 3 Production |
| Comment | Palaces now have a Great Work of Art/Artifact slot |