Architecture, buildings, and civil works

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

The Journal of Hydraulic Engineering is a peer-reviewed civil engineering journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1983, covering flows in conduits, rivers, and estuaries.

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, known as JSAH, is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal on the history of the built environment, published since 1941 by the Society of Architectural Historians.

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

The Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management is a monthly peer-reviewed civil engineering journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1983.

Jubilee line

The Jubilee line is a London Underground line running from Stanmore to Stratford, opened in 1979, renamed for the Silver Jubilee, and extended to the Docklands in 1999.

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Julia Watson

Julia Watson is an Australian-born designer, author, and educator who coined Lo—TEK, a design movement built on Indigenous technologies, writing its TASCHEN volumes in 2019 and 2025.

Jumièges Abbey

Jumièges Abbey (Abbaye de Jumièges) is a former Benedictine abbey at Jumièges in Normandy, France, founded in 654 by Saint Philibert and now among France's most celebrated monastic ruins.

Jurakudai

Jurakudai (聚楽第), also read Jurakutei, was the castle-style residence and seat of government that Toyotomi Hideyoshi built in Kyoto, serving from 1587 until its demolition in 1595.

Juventus Stadium

Juventus Stadium, known as the Allianz Stadium, is the football stadium in Turin, Italy, owned by Juventus F.C.; it opened in 2011 and holds over 41,000 spectators.

K-Arena Yokohama

K-Arena Yokohama (Ｋアリーナ横浜) is a 20,033-seat indoor music arena in Yokohama, Japan, opened in 2023 in the Minato Mirai 21 district and known for its permanent 200-speaker sound system.

K-truss

The K-truss is a bridge truss configuration whose web members form a repeated K pattern, a modification of the Parker truss prized for large spans.

Kaaba

The Kaaba, also known as the Ka'bah (الكعبة), is a granite cuboid structure at the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, considered Islam's most sacred site.

Kaidan-in

Kaidan-in (戒壇院) is a Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, preserving the ordination platform established at Kanzeonji in 761 and counted among the Three Ordination Platforms of the Realm.

Kainji Dam

Kainji Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Niger River in Kainji, Niger State, Nigeria, commissioned in 1968 as the country's first large dam on the Niger, with a capacity of 760 MW.

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche, or Gedächtniskirche) is a Protestant church ensemble on the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin-Charlottenburg, combining an 1891–1895 church ruin with modern buildings by Egon Eiermann.

Kajaki Dam (د کجکي بند)

The Kajaki Dam (د کجکي بند) is a 90 m high dam on the Helmand River in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in the 1950s with United States funding.

Kakhovka Reservoir (Каховське водосховище)

Kakhovka Reservoir, also known as Kakhovka Lake (Каховське водосховище), was one of six large Dnipro River reservoirs in Ukraine, created in the 1950s and destroyed in 2023.

Kala Wewa (කලා වැව)

Kala Wewa (කලා වැව), also called Kala-Balaluwewa, is an ancient reservoir in Sri Lanka's Kala Oya basin, traditionally built by King Dhatusena in the 5th century AD and feeding the Yoda Ela canal toward Anuradhapura.

Kalabagh Dam (کالاباغ ڈیم)

The Kalabagh Dam (کالاباغ ڈیم), also known as Kala Bagh, is a proposed dam on the Indus River in Punjab, Pakistan, first proposed in 1953 but never built.

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a large lift irrigation project on the Godavari River in Telangana, India, described as the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project.

Kaligandaki A Hydroelectric Power Station

The Kaligandaki A Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as Kaligandaki A, is a 144 MW run-of-river plant on the Kaligandaki River in Syangja District, Nepal, opened in 2002.

Kallanai Dam

Kallanai, also known as the Grand Anicut, is an ancient dam across the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Chola king Karikala.

Kallanka

A kallanka is a large elongated rectangular hall of Inca architecture, used for administration, collective lodging, or ceremonies and typically built facing a main plaza. Largest examples reach 105 meters, including the hall at Raqchi.

Kam people

The Kam people, also known as the Dong people (Dòngzú) or Gaeml, are a Tai-Kadai-speaking minority of southern China living mainly in eastern Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi.

Kamakhya Temple

Kamakhya Temple, also known as Kamgiri, is a Hindu temple on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya and rebuilt in 1565 by the Koch king Naranarayan.

Kamakshi Amman Temple (காமாட்சி)

The Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kamakshi, the city's only Devi shrine and one of the fifty-one Shakti Peethas.

Kanaka Durga Temple (కనక దుర్గ)

Kanaka Durga Temple (కనక దుర్గ), administered as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, is a Hindu temple on Indrakeeladri hill beside the Krishna river in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर)

The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर) is a Hindu temple to Shiva at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, central India, and the largest and tallest of the surviving Khajuraho temples.

Kani's method

Kani's method, also called the rotation contribution method, is an iterative method for analyzing indeterminate beams and rigid frames, developed by German engineer Gasper Kani in 1947.

Kano River Irrigation Project

The Kano River Irrigation Project, also known as KRIP, is a large gravity irrigation scheme in Kano State, northern Nigeria, supplied with water from Tiga Dam on the Kano River.