| “ | Acts as a Siege Workshop and produces siege engines with +50% health. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The Astronomical Clocktower is a military landmark available to the Chinese in Age of Empires IV in the Feudal Age. It can train improved versions of siege units, which possess 50% more hit points than normal.
Available units and technologies[]
| Unit | Corresponding technology |
|---|---|
 Clocktower Springald
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 Roller Shutter Triggers
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 Clocktower Counterweight Trebuchet
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 Geometry
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 Clocktower Nest of Bees
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 Additional Barrels
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 Clocktower Battering Ram
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 Lightweight Beams
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 Clocktower Bombard
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 Reload Drills
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| General |  Greased Axles
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Like all production buildings, it generates 4 gold in taxes each time a unit is created and 32 gold every time a technology is researched. These values can be doubled if the building is in the range of the Imperial Academy. This tax can be collected by an Imperial Official.
Further statistics[]
| Hit points |  Court Architects (+30%)
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Changelog[]
- Originally, the Astronomical Clocktower could be supervised to produce units and research technologies faster. With patch 11009, this ability was removed.
- With update 6.0.878, the Astronomical Clocktower can now produce Clocktower Battering Rams.
Trivia[]
- Its real life counterpart is the Cosmic Engine of Su Song.
Gallery[]
The Astronomical Clocktower
Concept art for the Astronomical Clocktower
