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City Improvements
City improvements represent the commercial, bureaucratic, educational, and public
works infrastructure that make large and efficient cities possible.They also establish and
build the cultural identity of the city. In the real world, New York City’s dense popula-
tion depends on the extensive subway system for transportation and buys electrical
power generated by distant grids. Los Angeles is located in a desert and pipes in much
of its water from sources hundreds of miles away. Paris is renowned worldwide for its
museums and its
history of patron-
age for the arts.
Improvements are
critical to the
growth and impor-
tance of cities.
Inadequate provi-
sion of these facili-
ties can limit the
potential of a city. Each improvement provides some service or otherwise makes a city
work more efficiently.You must choose which improvement to implement at what time.
Does your city need a Marketplace or a Library more? Would a Courthouse provide
more benefit than a Cathedral? Would a Temple speed up expansion of your borders?
Some improvements specifically impact military units. For example, Barracks produce
veteran ground units. Others improve your city’s output, make the population happier,
or aid in the city’s defense.
A city’s borders determine what nearby strategic resources and luxuries you can take
advantage of.The expansion of these borders is, in turn, determined by the city’s cul-
tural development.You can only make real progress by building and maintaining those
improvements that contribute to the city’s cultural growth (such as Temples and
Libraries).
Certain combinations of improvement dramatically increase production in a city, though
there are some restrictions to this benefit. Discussing every city improvement in detail
is beyond the scope of this manual, but all of the city improvements are listed in the
Civilopedia. Each entry explains the building costs, benefits, and maintenance fees of
each improvement, along with any conditions that might make the improvement obso-
lete or nonfunctional, so be sure to check them out.
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Culture
enlarges
your 
borders.