Acropolis is the best choice in bronze age. Classical is less clear - all are pretty good. Forbidden City is the best for defense - most of the best atomic bases have it. Coliseum is an immediate defense and offense boost, but matters less in late ages. Terra Cotta, again offense boost but not a huge one.
Notre Dame is actually a pretty good choice for someone trying to move up fast. Significant oil savings on a lot of plane / factory troop upgrades as you go, and in some ages you can afford to get all troop upgrades with previous age economic buildings. You will probably want to switch it to something else when you have a maxed base, but that is a long time away.