Hagia Sophia (Civ5)

== Game Info ==
* +3 
* A free Great Prophet appears. If the Civilization that builds this Wonder does it in a city that doesn't have a majority of any religion, the Great Prophet will have the religion of that Civilization's Holy City.
* Free Temple in the city
== Strategy ==
The Hagia Sophia can serve as a means of enhancing a civilization's religion without waiting for enough to accumulate for the next Great Prophet. Instead, a civilization can use the accumulated for Missionaries to spread their religion early.
Like all Great People provided by either a Wonder or by completing the Liberty policy tree, the Great Prophet created by this wonder will increase the cost of subsequent Great Prophets. The Hagia Sophia appears in the Medieval Era, so it will be difficult to save the it generates to buy Great People in the Industrial Era without having it spent on Great Prophets automatically.
Nonetheless, the instant Great Prophet can be used to create a Holy Site, which provides a significant amount of faith (and other benefits for a civilization that completes the Piety policy tree). This is most powerful in early eras, especially when a civilization has access to Mosques, Pagodas, Monasteries, or Cathedrals to further invest in the . The Great Prophet can also be used to enhance their religion. Considering that timing is critical with religion, having a chance at grabbing a powerful follower belief such as Religious Community before another civilization does makes the Hagia Sophia something to consider.
Finally, since the Hagia Sophia provides a free Temple, a civilization should avoid building a Temple in the city in which it plans to build this wonder.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Gallery ==
File:Hagia Sophia completion art (Civ5).png|Hagia Sophia completion art
== See also ==
* Hagia Sophia in other games
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