Size

Even with the introduction of reconstruction mode, knowing what buildings can fit where is crucial for city optimization.

These tables only include special/event buildings for two reasons. 1) listing all buildings in the game would be an arduous and repetitive task. 2) special buildings should generally replace standard buildings.

Effective size: Note that when looking at the yield of a building (whether special or regular), you must account the space used by the roads associated to the building—which amounts to half the width of the road (half, because it can be shared with other buildings on the other side), for the width (shorter side) of the building (or the length, its longer side, if the road is on the less efficient side). Thus to compute the Effective Size of a building, add 0.5 to the length if the building requires a (normal) road, and 1.0 if the building requires a two-lane street. Therefore, a 5x3 building that requires no road occupies 5x3=15 squares, but if it requires a (normal) road, that's actually 5.5x3=16.5 squares, and if it requires a two-lane street, that's 6x3=18 squares.

1 square wide

1x1

Building	Road required?	Set size
Gong of Wisdom	no	5x5
Madame Fortuna's Tent	no	varies
Straw Star Tent	no	varies
Victory Tower	no	n/a
Watchfire	no	n/a
Memorial Chhatri	yes	6x4
Award Trophy	no	n/a
Bronze Award	no	n/a
Decorated Baobab	no	n/a
FoE Cup	no	n/a
Forge Bowl Trophy	no	n/a
Gate Statue East	no	4x1 (not really a set)
Gate Statue West	no	4x1 (not really a set)
Gift Tower	no	n/a
Gold Award	no	n/a
Jack O'Lantern Chapel	no	n/a
Mask Statue	no	n/a
Memento	no	n/a
Neighborhood Cup	no	n/a
Mobilith	no	n/a
Palm Tree	no	n/a
Phoenix Statue	no	n/a
Titan Arum Plant	no	6x4
Silver Award	no	n/a
Stone Award	no	n/a
Sundial	no	n/a
Tiki Totem	no	n/a
Vitruvian Man	no	n/a
Wisteria Topiary	no	n/a
Zanni Mask Statue	no	n/a

1x2

Building	Road required?	Set size
Bleachers	no	n/a
Candlemaker's Tent	no	varies
Smörgåsbord Feast	no	varies

1x3

Building	Road required?	Set size
Elephant Fountain Gate	yes	6x4
Chhatri Garden	no	6x4

2 squares wide

2x1

Building	Road required?	Set size
Ritual Flame	no	n/a
Winter Gate	yes	4x1 (not really a set)
Halmbock	no	varies
Nutcracker	no	n/a
Sphinx	no	n/a
Tinkerer's Tent	no	varies
Venice Canal	no	n/a

2x2

Building	Road required?	Set size
Rogue Den	yes	n/a
Shrine of Awe	yes	n/a
Shrine of Knowledge	yes	n/a
Eastern Palace Tower	yes	8x4
Forest of Fall	yes	n/a
Greater Runestone	yes	n/a
Haunted House	yes	n/a
Obelisk Garden	yes	n/a
King Statue	yes	4x5 or 5x4
Queen Statue	yes	4x5 or 5x4
Straw Hut	yes	n/a
Shrine of Awe	yes	n/a
Shrine of Knowledge	yes	n/a
Sugar Baker's Booth	yes	varies
The King	yes	n/a
The Queen	yes	n/a
Western Palace Tower	yes	8x4
Maypole	yes	n/a
Bandar Playground	no	8x4
Face of the Ancient	no	n/a
Festive Tree	no	n/a
Gate of the Sun God	no	n/a
Hammock	no	n/a
Maharaja's Jungle Pond	no	8x4
Reindeer Sleigh	no	n/a
Tree of Love	no	n/a
Well of Welcome	no	n/a
Ancient Obelisk	yes	n/a
Classical Garden Patio	yes	4x4
Flower Maidens	yes	n/a
Jade Statue	yes	n/a
Knights Pavilion	yes	n/a
Minaret	yes	n/a

2x3

Building	Road required?	Set size
Sleigh Builder	yes	n/a
Sunken Treasure	yes	n/a
Rogue Hideout	yes	n/a
Statue of Zeus	yes	(GB)
Cider Mill	yes	n/a
Fan Shop	yes	n/a
Moose Meadow	yes	varies
Snow Globe	yes	n/a
Sundial Spire	yes	n/a
Nishikigoi Pond (both)	no	5x5
Sakura Rock (both)	no	5x5
Piazza Homes	yes	5x5
Insect Hotel	yes	n/a
Wildflower Meadow	yes	7x6
Terror Teacups	yes	5x6
Druid Willow	yes	5x6

3 squares wide

3x2

Building	Road required?	Set size
Little Wishing Well	yes	n/a
Contestants' Estate	yes	n/a
Emperor's Entrance (both)	yes	5x5
Beach Bar	yes	n/a
Gingerbread House	yes	n/a
Kiosk	yes	n/a
Sacred Sky Watch	yes	n/a
Royal Marble Gateway	yes	n/a
Toymaker's Booth	yes	varies
Zen Zone (both)	yes	5x5
Magnum Opus	yes	n/a
Witch Doctor	yes	n/a
Grandstand	yes	n/a
Mighty Maypole	yes	n/a
Winter Market	yes	n/a
Great Tree of Love	yes	n/a
Altar Garden	yes	n/a
Piazza Cafe	yes	5x5
Sunflower Patch	yes	6x7
Piazza Clock Tower	yes	5x5
Primrose Bloom	yes	6x7

3x3

Building	Road required?	Set size
Champion's Retreat	yes	n/a
Fountain of Youth	yes	n/a
Wishing Well	yes	n/a
Hall of Fame	yes	n/a
Monastery	yes	n/a
Checkmate Square	yes	n/a
Dark Doorway	yes	n/a
Observatory	yes	(GB)
Oracle of Delphi	yes	(GB)
Blooming Cider Mill	yes	n/a
Log Cabin	yes	n/a
Mill of Fall	yes	n/a
Renaissance Villa	yes	n/a
Pillar of Heroes	yes	n/a
Shrine of Inspiration	yes	n/a
Speaker's Corner	yes	n/a
Ziggurat	yes	n/a
Yggdrasil	yes	n/a
Graveyard	yes	n/a
Botanical Rotunda	yes	n/a
Balloon Site	yes	n/a
Haunted Tower	yes	n/a
Sandcastle	yes	n/a
Majestic Maypole	yes	n/a
Tigers' Den	yes	n/a
Winners' Plaza	yes	n/a
Winter Pyramid	yes	n/a
Garden Ruins	no	4x5 or 5x4
Scarecrow	no	n/a
Eternal Tree of Love	no	n/a
Grand King	yes	6x3 or 3x6
Grand Queen	yes	6x3 or 3x6
Helter Skelter	yes	5x6
Faery Rings	yes	5x6
Shrine of Inspiration	yes	n/a
Timeless Dojo	yes	n/a
Carousel	yes	n/a
Globe Fountain	yes	n/a

3x4

Building	Road required?	Set size
Athlete Living Quarters	yes	n/a
Aviary	yes	n/a
Fruitful Cider Mill	yes	n/a
Oasis	yes	n/a
Royal Cascade	yes	n/a
Foeberge Shop	yes	n/a
Rosarium	yes	n/a
Butterfly House	yes	7x6
Hippodrome Carceres	yes	7x4 (+1 width for each track connected)
House of Horrors	yes	n/a
Statue of Honor	yes	3x4 (+2 length for each Road to Victory connected)
Shinto Temple	yes	n/a
September Cottage	yes	n/a
Royal Bathhouse	yes	n/a

3x5

Building	Road required?	Set size
Bountiful Cider Mill	yes	n/a
Winter Bakery	yes	varies

3x6 or more

Building	Road required?	Size
Prosperous Cider Mill	yes	3x6
Flourishing Cider Mill	yes	3x7

4 squares wide

4x2

Building	Road required?	Set size
Confectionary	yes	n/a
Stranded Boat	yes	n/a
Classical Garden Pool	yes	4x4

4x3

Building	Road required?	Set size
Charming Cottage	yes	n/a
Large Confectionary	yes	n/a
Grand Bridge	yes	n/a
Renaissance Mansion	yes	n/a
Pole House	yes	n/a
Tribal Square	yes	n/a
Old Graveyard	yes	n/a
Ornate Baths	yes	n/a
Pond of Fall	yes	n/a
Harvest Barn	yes	6x7
Moon Gate	yes	5x6
Sun Temple	yes	n/a

4x4

Building	Road required?	Set size
Color Guard Camp	yes	n/a
Drummer School	yes	n/a
Fishing Hut	yes	n/a
Tower of Babel	yes	(GB)
Lighthouse of Alexandria	yes	(GB)
Maharaja's Palace	yes	8x4
Pagoda	yes	n/a
Tholos of Idols	yes	n/a
The Lord's Manor	yes	n/a
Winter Spire	yes	n/a
Mad Scientist's Lab	yes	n/a
Reindeer Paddock	yes	n/a
Elephant Fountain	yes	6x4
Pavilion	yes	n/a
Colossus	yes	n/a
Hippodrome Sphendone	yes	7x4 (+1 width for each track connected)
Mughal's Temple	yes	n/a
Privateer's Boathouse	yes	n/a
Stage of Ages	yes	n/a
Privateer's Boathouse	yes	n/a

4x5

Building	Road required	Set size
Arena of Victors	yes	n/a
Black Tower	yes	n/a
Cape Canaveral	yes	(GB)
Caravansary	yes	n/a
Gondola Dock Market	yes	n/a
Luau	yes	n/a
Masquerade Ball	yes	n/a
Menagerie	yes	n/a
Olympic Treasury	yes	n/a
Suishun Mill	yes	n/a
Golden Orrery	yes	n/a
Gentiana Windmill	yes	4x5 (+1 length for each field attached)

4x6

Building	Road required?	Set size
Cathedral of Aachen	yes	(GB)
Notre Dame	yes	(GB)
Terracotta Army	yes	(GB)
Fiore Village	yes	n/a
Hanami Bridge	yes	n/a
Mountain Reserve	yes	n/a

4x7

Building	Road required?	Set size
Voyager V1	yes	(GB)

5 squares wide

5x2

Building	Road required?	Set size
Clown Town	yes	5x6

5x3

Building	Road required?	Set size
Huge Confectionary	yes	n/a
Legendary Confectionary	yes	n/a
Ancient Graveyard	yes	n/a
Terracotta Vineyard	yes	5x3 (+2 length for each field chained)

5x4

Building	Road required?	Set size
Bazaar	yes	n/a
Druid Temple	yes	n/a
Hedge Maze	yes	n/a
Santa's Workshop	yes	n/a
Soccer Field	yes	n/a
Athlon Abbey	yes	n/a
Heroes Tavern	yes	n/a

5x5

Building	Road required?	Set size
Saint Basil's Cathedral	yes	(GB)
Castel del Monte	yes	(GB)
Frauenkirche of Dresden	yes	(GB)
The Kraken	yes	(GB)
The Virgo Project	yes	(GB)
Star Gazer	yes	(GB)
Abandoned Asylum	yes	n/a
The Crow's Nest	yes	n/a

5x6

Building	Road required?	Set size
Château Frontenac	yes	(GB)
Seed Vault	yes	(GB)
Terrace Farm	yes	n/a
Governor's Villa	yes	n/a
Celtic Farmstead	yes	n/a
Pirate's Hideout	yes	+2 length for each reef attached

6 squares wide

Building	size	Road required?
Temple of Relics	6x6	yes
St. Mark's Basilica	6x6	yes
Colosseum	6x7	yes
Himeji Castle	6x6	yes
Atlantis Museum	6x7	yes
Gaea Statue	6x4	yes
Rain Forest Project	6x6	yes
Truce Tower	6x5	yes
Innovation Tower	6x6	yes
Lotus Temple	6x6	yes
Space Needle	6x5	yes
Legendary Graveyard	6x3	yes
Himeji Castle	6x6	yes
Animal Crossing	6x3	yes
Ferris Wheel	6x4	yes
Golden Crops	6x4	yes
Winter Canal	6x4	yes
World's Fair	6x4	yes

7 squares wide and up

Building	size	Road required?
Hagia Sophia	7x6	yes
Deal Castle	7x7	yes
Capitol	7x5	yes
Alcatraz	10x7	yes
Royal Albert Hall	7x6	yes
The Ship	7x3	yes
The Blue Galaxy	7x5	yes
Arctic Orangery	7x7	yes
The Habitat	7x6	yes
The Arc	7x5	yes
Atomium	7x6	yes
Necropolis	7x3	yes
Monumental Graveyard	7x3	yes
Space Carrier	7x4	yes
Airship	7x3	yes
Winter Train	7x3 (+2 width for each car attached)	yes