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Subak (irrigation)
Subak is Bali's traditional irrigation system, in which about 1,200 associations of rice farmers cooperatively manage canals, weirs, and water temples, a practice documented since the 9th century.
Subfloor
A subfloor is the structural panel or board layer fastened across floor joists to form a load-bearing deck that supports finish flooring and helps the floor resist wind and seismic forces.
Submersible pump
A submersible pump, also called an electric submersible pump, is a pump with a sealed motor that operates fully submerged in the liquid it moves.
Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruvidaikazhi
Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruvidaikazhi (Thiruvellaikadi), a Murugan temple in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, called Cholanattu Thiruchendur, where Murugan and a Shiva lingam share one sanctum and the Vaikasi Sadayam festival is held.
Subsea road tunnel
A subsea road tunnel, or subsea tunnel, is a road tunnel bored through bedrock beneath the seabed to link two shores; the form is most developed in Norway.
Subway (underpass)
A subway, also called a pedestrian underpass, is a walkway carrying pedestrians beneath a road or railway, common in British English to avoid crossing vehicle traffic.
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Sudano-Sahelian architecture, also called Sahelian architecture, is the indigenous earthen building tradition of West Africa's Sahel and savanna, marked by mud-brick walls, projecting toron beams, and landmark mosques at Djenné and Timbuktu in Mali.
Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle is a 15th-century castle near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, best known as the home and burial place of Queen Katherine Parr, and the only private castle in England with a queen buried in its grounds.
Suez Canal (قناة السويس)
The Suez Canal (قناة السويس) is a sea-level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas, opened in 1869 after ten years of construction.
Suez Canal Authority (هيئة قناة السويس)
The Suez Canal Authority (هيئة قناة السويس) is the Egyptian state authority that owns, operates, and maintains the Suez Canal, created after Egypt nationalized the canal in 1956.
Suez Canal Company
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) was the Franco-Egyptian company that built the Suez Canal, opened in 1869, and operated it until Egypt nationalized it in 1956.
Suez Canal expansion (2015)
The Suez Canal expansion of 2015, marketed by Egypt as the New Suez Canal, added a 35-kilometer parallel channel and widened bypasses, opening on 6 August 2015.
Suez Canal University
Suez Canal University (جامعة قناة السويس) is an Egyptian governmental university headquartered in Ismailia, established by presidential decree in 1976, serving the Canal governorates and Sinai with 20 faculties.
Suez Canal Zone
The Suez Canal Zone was the area of Egypt beside the Suez Canal where Britain kept a military garrison under the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, evacuated in 1954 and 1956.
Suicide bridge
A suicide bridge is a bridge that gains a reputation as a frequent site for suicide by jumping, one of the most common suicide hotspot types.
Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge
Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge claimed nearly 2,000 people since the bridge opened in 1937, before a continuous suicide-deterrent net was completed on January 1, 2024.
Sukhna Lake
Sukhna Lake, also known as Sukhna Reservoir, is a 3 square kilometer rain-fed man-made lake at the Shivalik Hills foothills in Chandigarh, India, created in 1958.
Sukkur Barrage
Sukkur Barrage, originally the Lloyd Barrage, is a barrage across the Indus River at Sukkur, Pakistan, commissioned in 1932 to irrigate about 7.63 million acres.
Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque on Istanbul's third hill, designed by Mimar Sinan for Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and built between 1550 and 1557.
Sulfur concrete
Sulfur concrete is a waterless composite in which molten sulfur replaces Portland cement as the binder, hardening by cooling within hours and resisting acids, salts, and seawater.
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, commonly called the Second Penang Bridge, is a 24 km toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia, opened in 2014 as the country's longest.
Sumela Monastery
Sumela Monastery, also known as Panagia Soumela, is a ruined Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, built into a rock cliff in Trabzon Province, Turkey.
Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi Taisha (住吉大社, Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine) is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, traditionally founded in 211 and known for its four National Treasure sanctuaries in the ancient sumiyoshi-zukuri style.
Summer Palace (颐和园)
The Summer Palace (颐和园, Yiheyuan) is a large imperial garden in Beijing's northwestern suburbs, laid out around Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, first built in 1750 and inscribed by UNESCO in 1998.
Sumner Tunnel
The Sumner Tunnel is a mile-long vehicular tunnel under Boston Harbor connecting East Boston with downtown Boston, opened on June 30, 1934, as Massachusetts' first traffic tunnel.
Sump
A sump is a pit or low space that collects liquid, usually water that drains in by gravity before being pumped out, as in a basement sump pump pit.
Sump pump
A sump pump is an automatic water pump in a sump pit set into a basement or crawlspace floor, pumping collected groundwater away from the building.
Sun Bowl (stadium)
Sun Bowl Stadium is a college football stadium in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1963, home of the UTEP Miners and the annual Sun Bowl game.
Sun Temple, Modhera
The Sun Temple at Modhera is a Hindu temple dedicated to Surya at Modhera, Gujarat, India, built in 1026–27 CE under Chaulukya king Bhima I, with a large stepped tank.
Sunda Strait crossing
The Sunda Strait crossing is a proposed bridge or undersea tunnel connecting Java and Sumatra, first proposed by President Soekarno in 1958; the bridge was canceled and no link exists.