Wonder

A Wonder is a massive structure with no attack. It has a very high amount of hit points. If it is constructed and stands for two hundred years, you will automatically win the game, even if not all of your enemies are defeated. They require 1,000 wood, 1,000 stone and 1,000 gold to constuct. If a player manages to construct a Wonder everyone will attack them, even their allies. Each and every cilization has its own unique Wonder (from Age of Empires 2 onwards) which best fits its own style and history. If your Wonder is destroyed, you do not lose the Map, although you do not get any resources back. Wonders are only build-able in the final MAIN stage in a Map.

Age of Empires
In AoE 1 there are only 4 variants of Wonder. There is an Asian-looking one, a Greek Warrior, an Egyptian Pyramid, and a Babylonian Temple, each looking very prestigious. It is highly recommended that the Wonder be built as far away as possible from the enemies as they will mount a relentless assault onto your colony until your Wonder has been brought down.

Information
The following information given about Age of Empires & Age of Empires:The Rise of Rome Expansion Wonders includes: Civilization, Name of the structure, Location and date of building.

BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN & HITTITE:
 * Great Ziggurat of Ur.
 * Location: Ur, Nasiriyah, Iraq.
 * Constructed: approximately the 21st century BC.

EGYPTIAN, ASSIRIAN AND SUMERIAN:
 * Pyramid of Khufu.
 * Location: Giza Necropolis.
 * Constructed: 2560 B.C.

GREEK, PHOENICIAN, MINOAN:
 * Colossus of Rhodes.
 * Location: Island of Rhodes.
 * Constructed: between 292 and 280 BC.

ROMAN, CARTHAGINIAN, PALMYRAN & MACEDONIAN:
 * Flavian Amphitheatre.
 * Location: Rome, Italy.
 * Constructed: 80 AD

YAMATO, SHANG AND CHOSON:
 * Temple of Heaven
 * Location: Beijing, China
 * Constructed: 1420

Age of Empires 2
Age of Empires 2-The Age of Kings was the first in the series to introduce unique Wonders to each civilization. As you would expect, the Wonders contain a higher grade of detail than those featured in the first game. None of the Wonders from the original game are featured in AOE2 or its expansion because none of the original civilizations are intact, except from the Asian Temple of Heaven, which now belongs to the Chinese civilization.



Information
The following information is about AOE2 Wonders only. This is all of the information I could quickly find and copy about these Wonders. Please note that some have been missed out because of lack of information, statistics or dates.

AZTECS:
 * Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan:
 * Location: Tenochtitlán, México City.
 * Constructed: Around 1325 - XVI Century

BRITISH:
 * Aachen Cathedral:
 * Location: Aachen, Western Germany
 * Constructed: 790 - 805

BYZANTINES:
 * Hagia Sophia:
 * Location: Istanbul, Turkey
 * Constructed: 532 - 537

CELTS:
 * Rock of Cashel:
 * Location: Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
 * Constructed: XII and XIII centuries

CHINESE:
 * Temple of Heaven
 * Location: Beijing, China
 * Constructed: 1420 AD

GOTHS:
 * Mausoleum of Theodoric I
 * Location: Ravena, Italy
 * Constructed: 520 AD

JAPANESE:
 * Todai-ji Temple
 * Location: Nara, Japan
 * Constructed: 728 AD

KOREANS:
 * Senso-ji Temple Pagoda:
 * Location: Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo
 * Constructed: 1694 AD

MAYANS:
 * Masks Temple:
 * Location: Tikal, Guatemala
 * Constructed: Around 500 AD

PERSIANS: SARACENS:
 * Taq-i Kisra Palace:
 * Location: Ctesifonte, Iraq
 * Constructed: 500 - 560 AD
 * Great Mosque of Samarra:
 * Location: Samarra, Iraq
 * Constructed: 848 - 852 AD

SPANISH:
 * Torre del Oro:
 * Location: Seville, Spain
 * Constructed: First third of the XIII Century

TEUTONS:
 * Maria Laach Abbey:
 * Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
 * Constructed: 1093 AD

TURKS:
 * Süleymaniye Mosque:
 * Location: Istanbul, Turkey
 * Constructed: 1550 - 1557 AD

VIKINGS:
 * Borgund Stave Church:
 * Location: Borgund, Norway
 * Constructed: End of the XII Century

Age of Empires 3
Wonders do not appear in the base game, and are replaced with a Capitol. However, in the expansion; the Asian Dynasties, they are used to advance to next age.

Age of Mythology
Wonders appear in the spin off game Age of Mythology, serving the same purpose as Wonders in AOE. Each one is unique to each major God, usually an important building in their myths. When the Wonder is built, your allies will stop attacking enemies and send their troops, including Titans, to guard your Wonder instead, while it becomes the main target of the opponents.