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Meiji Shrine (明治神宮)
Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya ward dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken; its precinct was completed on 1 November 1920.
Mekong Project
The Mekong Project was a United Nations program launched in 1957 to develop the water resources of the Lower Mekong Basin for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and South Viet Nam.
Mekong River Commission
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1995 by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam to coordinate sustainable management of the lower Mekong River.
Mekorot
Mekorot (מקורות) is Israel's national water company, founded in 1937, which supplies 80 percent of the country's drinking water and operates the National Water Carrier.
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne Town Hall, the City of Melbourne's civic headquarters and concert hall at Swanston and Collins Streets, is a French Second Empire building designed by Joseph Reed and opened in 1870.
Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water is the Victorian government-owned corporation managing Greater Melbourne's water storages, drinking water supply, sewerage, drainage, and flood control, formed from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works in 1991.
Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey (Stift Melk) is a Benedictine monastery above the Danube in Melk, Austria, founded in 1089 and rebuilt in Baroque style between 1702 and 1736.
Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Melrose, Roxburghshire, founded by King David I in 1136 as Scotland's first Cistercian abbey and its principal one.
Membrane bioreactor
A membrane bioreactor, also called a membrane biological reactor, is a wastewater treatment process that combines activated sludge with membrane filtration, replacing the secondary clarifier.
Membrane distillation
Membrane distillation is a thermally driven desalination process in which water vapor passes through a hydrophobic microporous membrane; it runs at ambient pressure on low-temperature heat such as waste heat or solar energy.
Membrane theory (structures)
Membrane theory is a simplified structural theory for thin shells in which loads are carried entirely by in-plane forces, with no bending moments; it is the standard first analysis for domes and pressure vessel heads.
Memphis Pyramid
The Memphis Pyramid, also known as the Pyramid Arena, is a 321-foot stainless steel pyramid in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, reopened in 2015 as a Bass Pro Shops megastore.
Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Pont Grog y Borth) is an iron suspension bridge over the Menai Strait in north Wales, designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826.
Menards
Menards, originally Menard Cashway Lumber, is an American family-owned home improvement retail chain founded by John Menard Jr. in 1958 and headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Mentmore Towers
Mentmore Towers is a Grade I-listed Victorian country house in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, built in 1852–54 by Joseph Paxton for Baron Mayer de Rothschild, the first grand Rothschild estate in the Vale of Aylesbury.
Merchandise Mart
The Merchandise Mart, known as The Mart, is a colossal Art Deco commercial building on the Chicago River, built for Marshall Field & Co. in 1930.
Merdeka 118
Merdeka 118, also known as Warisan Merdeka or Menara Warisan Merdeka, is a 678.9-meter, 118-storey skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, inaugurated in 2024 and the world's second-tallest building.
Merdeka Palace
Merdeka Palace (Istana Merdeka, meaning Independence Palace) is the official residence and office of Indonesia's president in central Jakarta, built by the Dutch between 1873 and 1879.
Merowe Dam
The Merowe Dam is a hydropower dam on the Nile River at the fourth cataract in northern Sudan, completed in 2009 with a capacity of 1,250 MW.
Metal-organic framework water harvesting
Metal-organic framework water harvesting is atmospheric water harvesting in which porous MOF crystals capture water vapor even in dry desert air, then release it when heated or exposed to sunlight.
Method of joints
The method of joints is a classical hand method of truss analysis that finds the axial tension or compression in every member by solving equilibrium equations joint by joint.
Method of sections
The method of sections is a structural analysis technique that finds forces in specific truss members by passing an imaginary cut through the truss and applying the equations of equilibrium to one side.
MetLife Building
The MetLife Building, originally the Pan Am Building, is a 59-story, 808-foot International Style office tower built above Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, opened in 1963.
Metro Tunnel
The Metro Tunnel, also called the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, is a pair of 9-kilometer rail tunnels under Melbourne opened in 2025, with five new underground stations.
Metro-2
Metro-2 (Метро-2), reportedly designated D-6 in Soviet times, is an alleged secret underground railway beneath Moscow said to connect the Kremlin with deep bunkers and Vnukovo airport.
Metropolitan Board of Works
The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the principal local government body for London from 1855 to 1889, built Bazalgette's main drainage system and the Thames embankments, and was replaced by the London County Council.
Metropolitan Commission of Sewers
The Metropolitan Commission of Sewers administered London's sewers outside the City from 1847 to 1855, employing Joseph Bazalgette before the Metropolitan Board of Works replaced it.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, colloquially the Met Life Tower, is a 700-foot Manhattan skyscraper at 1 Madison Avenue, built in 1909 and modeled on Venice's St. Mark's campanile.
Metropolitan Water Board (London)
The Metropolitan Water Board was a public body created by the Metropolis Water Act 1902 to buy out London's private water companies, purchasing eight of them for £43 million.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, or MWD, is a public regional water wholesaler founded in 1928 that supplies imported water to nearly 19 million people.