The Great Lighthouse (Civ3)

The Great Lighthouse
Introduced in Civilization III
Type	Great Wonder
Technology required	Map Making
Resources required	None
Cost	300
Culture	2
Obsoleted by	Magnetism
Traits	Commercial Expansionist Seafaring
Effect
Galleys can move safely in and out of sea squares, and all naval unit movement rates are increased by one. Can become a tourist attraction.

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The Great Lighthouse is a Great Wonder in Civilization III. It requires Map Making and is obsoleted by Magnetism. It allows Galleys to move safely in and out of sea squares, and it increases all naval unit movement rates by one. This Great Wonder can become a tourist attraction and may trigger Golden Age for Commercial, Expansionist and Seafaring civilizations.

Civilopedia entry

The Pharos was a marble watchtower and lighthouse built in 280 BC on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. Estimated to have been 300 feet high, the primary function of the lighthouse was to guide approaching ships to the harbor on an otherwise unmarked coast. Historians debate whether fires were burned on the top of the tower, or whether mirrors were used to reflect sunlight. Since ships rarely sailed along coasts at night, there was probably little need for the lighthouse after dark. The Pharos was destroyed in the 14th century, after having been damaged by several earthquakes.

Gallery

The Great Lighthouse splash image.

City view of the Great Lighthouse built on different landscapes.

The Great Lighthouse built on dry land due to a glitch.

See also

• (The) Great Lighthouse in other games

Civilization III Wonders [edit]
Great Wonders	Copernicus' Observatory Cure for Cancer Hoover Dam JS Bach's Cathedral Knights TemplarC Leonardo's Workshop Longevity Magellan's Voyage Newton's University SETI program Shakespeare's Theater Sistine Chapel Smith's Trading Company Sun Tzu's Art of War The Colossus The Great Library The Great Lighthouse The Great Wall The Hanging Gardens The InternetP The Manhattan Project The Mausoleum of MausollosC The Oracle The Pyramids The Statue of ZeusC The Temple of ArtemisC The United Nations Theory of Evolution Universal Suffrage
Small Wonders	Apollo Program Battlefield Medicine Forbidden Palace Heroic Epic Intelligence Agency Iron Works Military Academy Secret Police HQC Strategic Missile Defense The Pentagon Wall Street
P Added in the Play the World expansion pack • C Added in the Conquests expansion pack