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Lyme Park
Lyme Park is a large National Trust estate near Disley, Cheshire, England, on the edge of the Peak District, best known as Pemberley in the BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudide.
Lyndhurst (mansion)
Lyndhurst is a Gothic Revival mansion overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis and now a museum.
Lynnewood Hall
Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Classical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built between 1897 and 1900 for Peter A.B. Widener and designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.
Lyon–Turin rail link
The Lyon–Turin rail link is a 270-kilometer railway line between Lyon, France, and Turin, Italy, centered on the 57.5-kilometer Mont Cenis base tunnel under construction beneath the Alps.
Lyonnaise des Eaux
Lyonnaise des Eaux was a French water distribution and treatment company, one of France's two dominant private water firms, that merged with Dumez in 1990 and became part of Suez.
M. Visvesvaraya
M. Visvesvaraya, also known as Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, was an Indian civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918, known for the Krishna Raja Sagara dam.
M.A. Mortenson Company
M.A. Mortenson Company, also known as Mortenson Construction, is a family-owned American construction and engineering company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded by M.A. Mortenson, Sr. in 1954.
Machine de Marly
The Machine de Marly, also known as the Marly Machine, was a giant hydraulic pumping installation on the Seine built in 1681–1684 to feed the fountains of Versailles.
Machiya
Machiya (町家) are traditional Japanese wooden town houses of merchants and artisans, built on narrow urban plots; the Kyoto examples, kyo-machiya, once housed much of the city's population.
Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge, known as the Mighty Mac, is a suspension bridge opened in 1957 that connects Michigan's two peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac.
Macroscopic traffic flow model
A macroscopic traffic flow model describes road traffic as a continuum using aggregated variables like flow, density, and mean speed, treating traffic as a compressible fluid.
Macy's Herald Square
Macy's Herald Square is the flagship department store of Macy's, occupying a full block in Midtown Manhattan. Opened in 1902, it was the world's largest department store from 1924 until 2009.
Madden Dam
Madden Dam is a concrete dam on the Chagres River in Panama, built by the United States from 1931 to 1935 to supply water and power for the Panama Canal.
Madhukeshwara temple
Madhukeshwara temple (Shri Madhukeshwara Devaalaya), a Shiva temple in Banavasi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, named for its honey-colored linga; attributed to the Kadambas with Chalukya, Hoysala, and Sonda additions, and an ASI-protected monument.
Maeslantkering
The Maeslantkering, or Maeslant barrier, is an automated storm surge barrier near Hoek van Holland, Netherlands, completed in 1997 as part of the Delta Works.
Mafra National Palace
The Mafra National Palace (Palácio Nacional de Mafra) is a vast Baroque palace, basilica, and convent complex in Mafra, Portugal, begun in 1717 by King João V.
Magazine of Concrete Research
Magazine of Concrete Research is a peer-reviewed civil engineering journal covering concrete materials, mix design, testing, durability, and structural analysis, established in London in 1949 and published by ICE Publishing.
Magdeburg Water Bridge
The Magdeburg Water Bridge (Kanalbrücke Magdeburg) is a 918-meter navigable aqueduct in Germany that carries the Mittelland Canal over the Elbe, the world's longest canal bridge.
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom, the original theme park of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, opened in 1971 and has been the world's most-visited theme park for decades.
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line (Ligne Maginot) was a system of French concrete fortifications built along its eastern border with Germany from the late 1920s through the 1930s, named for War Minister André Maginot.
Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna
The Mahabaleshwar Temple in Gokarna, Karnataka, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, housing the Atmalinga and known as Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the south.
Mahabodhi Temple
The Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist temple at Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, built over the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment; its complex became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (महाकालेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग)
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, unique for its self-born, south-facing lingam and daily Bhasma Aarti.
Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur
The Mahalakshmi Temple, locally called Ambabai Temple, is a Hindu temple to the goddess Mahalakshmi in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, and is one of the four Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra.
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu, is a 5.575 km road bridge across the Ganga connecting Patna and Hajipur in Bihar, India.
Maiko Marine Promenade
舞子海上プロムナード (Maiko Marine Promenade): paid circular walkway inside the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge girder, Kobe, Hyogo; 47 m above sea, 317 m long, glass floor sections, observation lounge and cafe.
Maimun Palace
Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun) is the palace of the Deli Sultanate in Medan, Indonesia, built in the late 19th century and known for its mixed Malay, Islamic, Indian, and European architecture.
Main cable
The main cable is the principal load-carrying element of a suspension bridge, running from anchorage to anchorage over the towers, with the deck suspended from it.
Main Outfall Drain
The Main Outfall Drain, also called the Third River, is a 565 km drainage canal in Iraq, completed in 1992 to carry saline water to the Arabian Gulf.
Main Town Hall in Gdańsk
The Main Town Hall in Gdańsk (Ratusz Głównego Miasta) is a Gothic and Renaissance building that served as the city government seat until 1921 and houses the Museum of Gdańsk.