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{{for|building in [[Age of Empires]]|similar buildings in other games of the [[Age of Empires (series)|series]]|Granary}}
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{{Infobox building
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{{for|the Age of Empires III variant|Mill (Age of Empires III)}}
  
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|Name = Granary
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{{for|the Age of Mythology variant|Granary (Age of Mythology)}}
  
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|Image = <gallery>granary_aoe1de.png|Definitive
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granaryI.jpg|Original</gallery>
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|Type = Economic
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|Wood=120
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|Prerequisite = [[Town Center (Age of Empires)|Town Center]]
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|Age = [[File:StoneAgeIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Stone Age]]
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|HP = 350
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The '''Granary''' is an economic [[Buildings (Age of Empires)|building]] available in ''[[Age of Empires]]''. It becomes available in the [[Stone Age]] and functions as a drop-off point for [[Villager (Age of Empires)|Villagers]] gathering [[food]] but only for Gatherers, Foragers, and Farmers. The Granary is also the research building for technologies used to build Walls and Towers, such as the [[Small Wall]] and [[Watch Tower (Age of Empires)|Watch Tower]]. Since the majority of buildings require prior construction of a granary, it can be argued that the granary is the second most important economic structure behind the [[Town Center (Age of Empires)|Town Center]].
   
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The importance of this structure can be tested in the [[Scenario Editor]] where placing no [[Berry Bush]]es on a blank map resulted in technological stagnation of the computer opponent regardless of the amount of resources the computer player has in their disposal and the amount of Trees or Gold Mines placed on the map, since the only reason the computer player constructs a granary is to provide a convenient drop off point for Foragers. Likewise, if the computer player is encouraged to build the [[Storage Pit (Age of Empires)|Storage Pit]] but discouraged from building a Granary, technological stagnation would ensue indefinitely.
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{{Infobox Building
  
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|building = Granary
  
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|image = [[File:granaryI.jpg]]
  
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|type = Economic
  
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|cost = {{Resources|wood=120}}
  
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|prerequisite= [[Town Center (Age of Empires)|Town Center]]
  
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|age = [[Stone Age]]<br />[[File:StoneAgeIcon.jpg]]
  
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|hp = 350}}
  
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The '''Granary''' is an economic building available in ''[[Age of Empires]]''. It may be built from the [[Stone Age]] and functions as a drop-off point for [[Villager (Age of Empires)|villagers]] gathering [[Food]] &ndash; but only for gatherers/foragers and farmers.
  
   
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== Technologies ==
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The Granary is also the research building for technologies used to build walls and towers, such as the [[Small Wall]], [[Medium Wall]], [[Fortification]], [[Watch Tower (Age of Empires)|Watch Tower]], [[Sentry Tower (Age of Empires)|Sentry Tower]], [[Guard Tower (Age of Empires)|Guard Tower]], and [[Ballista Tower (Age of Empires)|Ballista Tower]]. Ballistics at [[Government Center]] must be researched before the Ballista Tower upgrade becomes available.
  
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[[File:Aoe granary.png|thumb|172x172px|All Granaries in the Iron Age]]
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;Technologies
  
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* [[Tool Age]] - [[Research Small Wall]]
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=== [[Tool Age]] ===
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* [[Tool Age]] - [[Research Watch Tower]]
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* [[Research Small Wall]]
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* [[Bronze Age]] - [[Research Medium Wall]]
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* [[Research Watch Tower]]
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* [[Bronze Age]] - [[Sentry Tower (Age of Empires)|Research Sentry Tower]]
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=== [[Bronze Age]] ===
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* [[Research Medium Wall]]
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* [[Iron Age]] - [[Fortification|Research Fortification]]
  
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* [[Iron Age]] - [[Guard Tower (Technology)|Research Guard Tower]]
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* [[Sentry Tower (Age of Empires)|Research Sentry Tower]]
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=== [[Iron Age]] ===
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* [[Iron Age]] - [[Ballista Tower (Technology)|Research Ballista Tower]]
  
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* [[Fortification|Research Fortification]]
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* [[Guard Tower (Age of Empires)|Research Guard Tower]]
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* [[Ballista Tower (Age of Empires)|Research Ballista Tower]] (requires [[Ballista (Age of Empires)|Ballistics]])
   
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=== Availability ===
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!width=120|Civilization!![[File:Fortification_Icon.png|22px|22px|link=Fortification]]!![[File:Guard Tower Icon AoE.png|22px|22px|link=Guard Tower (Age of Empires)]]!![[File:Ballista Tower Icon AoE.png|22px|22px|link=Ballista Tower]]!!|All
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|align=left|[[Assyrians]]
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|align=left|[[Babylonians]]
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|align=left|[[Carthaginians]]
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|align=left|[[Choson]]
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| style="background:green;" |
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| style="background:green;" |
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|align=left|[[Egyptians (Age of Empires)|Egyptians]]
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|align=left|[[Greeks (Age of Empires)|Greeks]]
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|align=left|[[Macedonians]]
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|align=left|[[Palmyrans]]
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|align=left|[[Persians (Age of Empires)|Persians]]
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|align=left|[[Romans]]
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|align=left|[[Shang]]
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| style="background:green;" |
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|align=left|[[Sumerians]]
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|align=left|[[Yamato]]
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| '''Civilization'''
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| [[File:Fortification_Icon.png|22px|22px|link=Fortification]]
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| [[File:Guard Tower Icon AoE.png|22px|22px|link=Guard Tower (Age of Empires)]]
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| [[File:Ballista Tower Icon AoE.png|22px|22px|link=Ballista Tower]]
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| '''All'''
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== History ==
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{{quote|Following the advance of farming, humans faced the first time the happy problem of how to safely store large quantities of food grains.  The Granary made it possible to preserve growing season surpluses for consumption during winter months.  The Granary was a central location where grain could be warehoused, guarded, and distributed fairly as needed.  The need to protect food supplies was an early reason for building walls and fortifications.  Without protection, the surpluses in the Granary were easily taken by raiders from nearby hunting and gathering groups.|''Age of Empires'' manual}}
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<gallery>
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File:Granary Stone Age.png|Granaries in the Stone Age (''Definitive Edition'')
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File:Granary Iron Age.png|Granaries in the Iron Age (''Definitive Edition'')
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{{Buildings list (Age of Empires)}}
 
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Revision as of 23:14, 22 May 2021

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 This article is about the building in Age of Empires. For similar buildings in other games of the series, see Granary.

The Granary is an economic building available in Age of Empires. It becomes available in the Stone Age and functions as a drop-off point for Villagers gathering food but only for Gatherers, Foragers, and Farmers. The Granary is also the research building for technologies used to build Walls and Towers, such as the Small Wall and Watch Tower. Since the majority of buildings require prior construction of a granary, it can be argued that the granary is the second most important economic structure behind the Town Center.

The importance of this structure can be tested in the Scenario Editor where placing no Berry Bushes on a blank map resulted in technological stagnation of the computer opponent regardless of the amount of resources the computer player has in their disposal and the amount of Trees or Gold Mines placed on the map, since the only reason the computer player constructs a granary is to provide a convenient drop off point for Foragers. Likewise, if the computer player is encouraged to build the Storage Pit but discouraged from building a Granary, technological stagnation would ensue indefinitely.

Technologies

Aoe granary

All Granaries in the Iron Age

Tool Age

  • Research Small Wall
  • Research Watch Tower

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Availability

Civilization Fortification Icon Guard Tower Icon AoE Ballista Tower Icon AoE All
Assyrians X
Babylonians X
Carthaginians
Choson X
Egyptians X
Greeks X
Hittites X
Macedonians
Minoans
Palmyrans X
Persians
Phoenicians X
Romans
Shang
Sumerians X
Yamato
Civilization Fortification Icon Guard Tower Icon AoE Ballista Tower Icon AoE All

History

“Following the advance of farming, humans faced the first time the happy problem of how to safely store large quantities of food grains.  The Granary made it possible to preserve growing season surpluses for consumption during winter months.  The Granary was a central location where grain could be warehoused, guarded, and distributed fairly as needed.  The need to protect food supplies was an early reason for building walls and fortifications.  Without protection, the surpluses in the Granary were easily taken by raiders from nearby hunting and gathering groups.”
—Age of Empires manual
Buildings in Age of Empires
Stone Age Icon (DE)
Stone Age
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede greek barracks available
   
   
Aoede greek town center available
Starting
   
   
Aoede storage pit available
   
   
Aoede house available
   
   
Aoede granary available
   
   
Aoede dock available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Tool Age Icon (DE)
Tool Age
   
   
Aoede stable available
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede archery range available
   
   
   
   
Aoede watch tower available
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede market available
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede small wall availableReturnofrome small gate available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede farm available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Bronze Age Icon (DE)
Bronze Age
   
   
Aoede greek academy available
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede siege workshop available
   
   
   
   
Aoede sentry tower available
   
   
Aoede greek government center available
   
   
Aoede temple available
   
   
Aoede greek medium wall availableReturnofrome medium gate available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede greek town center available
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Iron Age Icon (DE)
Iron Age
   
   
Wonder
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede greek guard tower available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede greek fortified wall availableFortified Gate
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Aoede greek ballista tower available
   
   
Buildings in Age of Empires
Civilian buildings
GeneralReturnofrome stone age house icon House · AOEDE Temple icon Temple · AOEDE Government Center icon Government Center · Returnofrome greek wonder icon Wonder
EconomicAOEDE Town Center icon Town Center · AOEDE Dock icon Dock · Storage Pit icon Storage Pit · AOEDE Granary icon Granary · Market AOEDE icon Market · AOEDE Farm icon Farm
UnconstructableAqueduct aoe2DE Aqueduct · Army Tent icon nuRoR Army Tent · Barricade aoe2DE Barricade · Chain aoe2DE Chain · Amphitheatre aoe2DE Colosseum · 2de granary new icon Granary · Pyramid aoe2DE Great Pyramid · Hut small aoe2DE Hut · Returnofrome greek wonder icon Monument · Pyramid aoe2DE Pyramid · Returnofrome ruins icon Ruins · AOEDE Trade Workshop icon Trade Workshop · Yurt thatch small aoe2DE Yurt
Military buildings
ProductionAOEDE Barracks icon Barracks · AOEDE Archery Range icon Archery Range · AOEDE Stable icon Stable · AOEDE Siege Workshop icon Siege Workshop · AOEDE Academy icon Academy
TowerAOEDE Watch Tower icon Watch Tower · AOEDE Sentry Tower icon Sentry Tower · Returnofrome greek guard tower icon Guard Tower · Returnofrome greek guard tower icon Ballista Tower
WallReturnofrome small wall icon Small Wall · Returnofrome greek medium wall icon Medium Wall · Returnofrome greek fortified wall icon Fortified Wall · Small Gate (AOE RoR) icon Small Gate · Medium Gate (AOE RoR) icon Medium Gate · Fortified Gate (AOE RoR) icon Fortified Gate
UnconstructableReturnofrome greek guard tower icon Mirror Tower · Returnofrome roman guard tower icon Zenobia's Tower
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