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Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base, also known as Kirtland AFB, is a US Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, home to nuclear-weapons research and special-operations training.
Kirtland Temple
The Kirtland Temple, built by Latter-day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, from 1833 to 1836, was the first temple of the Latter Day Saint movement, dedicated in 1836.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory, also known as Kitt Peak Observatory, is a U.S. national astronomical observatory founded in 1958 on Kitt Peak in southern Arizona near Tucson.
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺)
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺), also known as Kiyomizu Temple, is a Buddhist temple on Mt. Otowa in Kyoto, Japan, founded in 778 and famous for its nail-free wooden stage.
Kizuna Bridge
The Kizuna Bridge is a 1.36-kilometer road bridge across the Mekong River at Kampong Cham, Cambodia, the first bridge in the country to cross the Mekong, opening in 2001.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation project serving about 240,000 acres of cropland in southern Oregon and northern California, marked by endangered-species water conflicts since 2001.
Kokaral Dam
The Kokaral Dam (Кокаральская плотина), also called the Kok-Aral dam, is a 13-kilometer earthen dam in Kazakhstan, built from 2003 to 2005 to restore the North Aral Sea.
Kolkata Kalyani Airport
Kolkata Kalyani Airport, also called the Kalyani Greenfield Airport, is a proposed second airport for Kolkata, announced in 2026, to be built near Kalyani in Nadia district.
Konark Sun Temple (କୋଣାର୍କ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମନ୍ଦିର)
Konark Sun Temple, historically the Black Pagoda, is a 13th-century Hindu temple to the sun god Surya at Konark in Puri district, Odisha, India, built as a monumental stone chariot.
Königstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress, German Festung Königstein, is a hilltop fortress in Saxon Switzerland above the River Elbe near Dresden, Saxony's most important state prison for centuries.
Koralm Railway
The Koralm Railway (German: Koralmbahn) is a 130-kilometer electrified high-speed railway between Graz and Klagenfurt in Austria, opened to passengers on 14 December 2025 and cutting the journey to 41 minutes.
Korea Water Resources Corporation
Korea Water Resources Corporation (한국수자원공사), known as K-water, is a South Korean state-owned corporation that develops and manages water resources, operating multipurpose dams since 1967.
Koror–Babeldaob Bridge
The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge, also known as the KB Bridge, connects Koror and Babeldaob islands in Palau; the original 1977 span collapsed in 1996 and Japan funded a replacement opened in 2002.
Kosciuszko Bridge
The Kosciuszko Bridge carries the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (I-278) over Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens. Two cable-stayed spans, opened in 2017 and 2019, replaced a 1939 bridge.
Kotilingeshwara (ಕೋಟಿಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ)
Kotilingeshwara is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Kammasandra village in Kolar district, Karnataka, India, begun in 1980, with a 108-foot linga and millions of smaller ones.
Kōtoku-in (高徳院)
Kōtoku-in (高徳院), formally Daiizan Kōtokuin Shōjōsen-ji, is a Jōdo-shū Pure Land temple in Hase, Kamakura, home to the National Treasure bronze Great Buddha of Kamakura, an 11.3 m Amida statue cast from 1252 that has stood in the open air since its hall was destroyed in 1498.
Kotri Barrage
Kotri Barrage, also known as the Ghulam Muhammad Barrage, is a gate-controlled barrage across the Indus River near Hyderabad, Pakistan, built between 1950 and 1955.
Koyna Dam
The Koyna Dam is a gravity dam on the Koyna River in Satara district, Maharashtra, completed in 1961 to anchor a 1,960 MW hydroelectric project.
Kra Isthmus land bridge and tunnel proposals
The Kra Isthmus land bridge is a proposed Thai logistics corridor moving cargo by rail and road between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand instead of a canal.
Krak des Chevaliers (قلعة الحصن)
Krak des Chevaliers, also known as Qalʿat al-Hoṣn, is a Crusader castle in Syria held by the Hospitallers from 1142 to 1271 and regarded as the best-preserved Crusader castle.
Krämerbrücke
The Krämerbrücke (Merchants' Bridge) is a medieval stone bridge completed in 1325 in Erfurt, Germany, lined with inhabited half-timbered houses along its full 125-meter span, the longest inhabited bridge in Europe.
Kremlin
The Kremlin (Московский Кремль) is the fortified Moscow fortress that has been the seat of Russian power since the 14th century and the president's residence since 1991.
Kremlin (fortification)
A kremlin (Russian: кремль) is the central fortified part of an old Russian city, containing the prince's residence, churches, and administrative buildings behind its own walls and towers.
Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex
The Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex, also known as Krishna Janmabhoomi, is a group of Hindu temples in Mathura, India, built around the site believed to be Krishna's birthplace.
Krishna Raja Sagara (ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜಸಾಗರ)
Krishna Raja Sagara, or KRS dam, is a masonry dam on the Kaveri river at Kannambadi, Karnataka, India, built under Sir M. Visvesvaraya between 1911 and 1932.
Kroger Field
Kroger Field, formerly Commonwealth Stadium, is the on-campus football stadium of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, home of the Kentucky Wildcats since 1973 and renamed for Kroger in 2017.
Książ Castle
Książ Castle, also known as Zamek Książ or Fürstenstein, is the largest castle in Lower Silesia and third largest in Poland, home to the Hochberg family from 1509 until Nazi confiscation in 1941.
Kufic brick inscriptions
Kufic brick inscriptions are architectural inscriptions in angular Kufic script formed from brick units, which flourished especially in Seljuk-era Iran and adorned mosques and minarets with often turquoise-glazed lettering.
Kukke Subramanya Temple
Kukke Subramanya Temple, also called Kukke Subrahmanya, is a Hindu temple in Subrahmanya village, Karnataka, India, dedicated to Subrahmanya as lord of all serpents and known for the Sarpa Samskara ritual.
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle (熊本城) is a Japanese castle in Kumamoto City, Japan, completed in 1607 by the daimyo Kato Kiyomasa and regarded as one of the country's major early-modern fortresses.