Where to Build Citadels?
You Can Construct a Citadel Anywhere Within Your Territory, or Directly Adjacent to Your Territory. Upon Constructing the Citadel, Your Culture Borders Will...
You can construct a Citadel anywhere within your territory, or directly adjacent to your territory. Upon constructing the Citadel, your Culture borders will also expand to surround the Citadel on all sides by one hex.
Can you build a citadel in enemy territory Civ 5?
Yes, you can build them in enemy territory. But you must be adjacent to your own territory.
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What do Citadels do in Civ 5?
Citadels provide a +100% defensive bonus to units inside, which can be huge if the Citadel is placed at a choke point. Enemies that end a turn next to the Citadel will take 30 damage per turn. The Citadel is the one means of stealing an opposing Civ or City-State's tiles.
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