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* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Civilization]]'' V really is the Kremlin, but the little icon for it ...is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Civilization]]'' V really is the Kremlin, but the little icon for it ...is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
** That was a [[Lampshade Hanging]] / [[Continuity Nod]] to the previous games.
** That was a [[Lampshade Hanging]] / [[Continuity Nod]] to the previous games.
* [[Mayincatec]] castles in the ''[[Age of Empires II (Video Game)|Age of Empires II]]'' expansion ''The Conquerors'' are very impractical sacrifice pyramids. Probably [[Rule of Cool|done on purpose]] as realistic Mesoamerican fortresses wouldn't be as iconic.
* [[Mayincatec]] castles in the ''[[Age of Empires II]]'' expansion ''The Conquerors'' are very impractical sacrifice pyramids. Probably [[Rule of Cool|done on purpose]] as realistic Mesoamerican fortresses wouldn't be as iconic.
** Similarly, in the ''The War Chiefs'' expansion of ''[[Age of Empires III (Video Game)|Age of Empires III]]'', where the Native American civilizations don't build temples -- they get a fire pit where the villagers dance in exchange of new units and techs instead -- the inevitable lack of pyramids in the Aztecs is solved by having pyramid-shaped barracks.
** Similarly, in the ''The War Chiefs'' expansion of ''[[Age of Empires III]]'', where the Native American civilizations don't build temples -- they get a fire pit where the villagers dance in exchange of new units and techs instead -- the inevitable lack of pyramids in the Aztecs is solved by having pyramid-shaped barracks.




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