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 thousand years, the player who constructs it will automatically win the game, even if not all of his/her enemies are defeated. They require 1,000 Wood, 1,000 Stone and 1,000 Gold to construct. If a player manages to construct a Wonder everyone will attack them, even their allies. Each and every civilization has its own unique Wonder (from Age of Empires II onwards) which best fits its own style and history. If a player's Wonder is destroyed, the player do not lose the game, although he/she does not get any resources back. Wonders are only build-able in the final Age of a game.

Age of Empires
In Age of Empires I there are only 5 variants of the Wonder. There is the Asian Temple of Heaven, the Greek Warrior, Colossus of Rhodes, the Roman Colosseum - the Flavian Amphitheatre, the Egyptian Pyramid of Khufu, and the Babylonian Temple, The Great Ziggurat of Ur, 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 on it until it is 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 AD

Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II: 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 Age of Empires II 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 Age of Empires II 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 AD

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

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

FRANKS:
 * Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral
 * Location: Paris, France
 * Constructed: 1163 AD

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

HUNS:
 * Arch of Augustus (devastated and filled with the Huns' gold obtained from looting)
 * Location: Rome, Italy
 * Constructed: 29 BC

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

KOREANS:
 * Hwangnyong Temple:
 * Location: Gyeongju, South Korea
 * Constructed: 646 AD

MAYANS:
 * Temple of the Great Jaguar:
 * Location: Tikal, Guatemala
 * Constructed: Around 500 AD

MONGOLS:
 * Genghis Khan Tent:
 * Location: Karakorum, Mongolia
 * Constructed: XIII Century

PERSIANS:
 * Taq-i Kisra Palace:
 * Location: Ctesifonte, Iraq
 * Constructed: 500 - 560 AD

SARACENS:
 * 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 III
Wonders do not appear in the original game and are replaced with a Capitol. However, they do return in the expansion pack, The Asian Dynasties. In the expansion, they are used to advance to the next age. Each Asian civilization has its own unique wonder. The Indian civilizations have either The Tower of Victory, Agra Fort, Charminar Gate, The Karni Mata, or the Taj Mahal. The Japanese civilization can construct the Toshogu Shrine, the Great Buddha, the Golden Pavilion, The Shogunate, or the Torii Gates. Finally, the Chinese civilization may build the Porcelain Tower, the White Pagoda, the Summer Palace, the Confucian Academy, or the Temple of Heaven (as featured in Age of Empires I and II).

Age of Mythology
Wonders also appear in Age of Mythology, serving the same purpose as Wonders in Age of Empires. 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.