Shrine (Civ5)

Shrine
Introduced in Gods & Kings
Building of the Ancient Era
Cost
Production	40
Maintenance	1
Required
Technology	Pottery
Effects
+1 Faith Faith

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Fan-made Card depicting the Shrine building from Civ5

Game Info

Basic faith building of the Ancient Era.

• Common traits:
  • +1 Faith Faith
  • +1 additional Faith Faith with Organized Religion Social Policy
  • +1 Culture Culture with Ancestor Worship Religious Belief
  • +1 Food Food with Feed the World Religious Belief
  • +1 Happiness Happiness in cities with at least 3 followers with Asceticism Religious Belief

Strategy

The Shrine is added in Gods & Kings, the first expansion for Civilization V. It is the first Faith Faith-producing building, available very early (after researching Pottery). Note that your empire normally doesn't produce ANY Faith Faith (unless you settled next to a Natural Wonder, or are playing as the Celts), so you'll need to build Shrines and start accumulating Faith Faith early on if you want to found a religion.

Historical Info

Shrines are sacred monuments typically built to memorialize revered cultural icons or religious figures. Represented in nearly every religious denomination found throughout the world, shrines play an important role in religious ceremonies in both public and private worship.