The Horseshoe: Ohio State University's iconic football stadium

Ohio Stadium is a landmark structure on the campus of Ohio State University, located at Woody Hayes Drive 411, Columbus. Opened in 1922 as a replacement for Ohio Field, the stadium was designed as a horseshoe-shaped venue. Upon its completion, it was the largest poured concrete structure in the world, with an original seating capacity of 66,210.

Over the years, the stadium has undergone various expansions and renovations. Its seating capacity has reached 104,944, making it the largest stadium by capacity in the state of Ohio and the third largest on-campus football stadium in the United States. Known by nicknames such as The Horseshoe, The Shoe, and The House That Harley Built, the venue serves as the home for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and the site for the university's Spring Commencement ceremonies. It has also hosted the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer and major musical acts including U2, Taylor Swift, and Metallica.

Architect Howard Dwight Smith designed the stadium using revolutionary techniques, including a slurry wall to keep out water from the Olentangy River. To create more space, Smith used double columns and designed an upper deck that hangs over part of the lower deck to create the A, B, and C decks. The rotunda at the north end of the stadium, which is now adorned with stained glass murals of the offensive and defensive squads that comprise the Buckeye football team, was designed to look like the dome at the Pantheon in Rome.

The stadium was funded primarily by a public-subscription campaign that raised over $1.1 million in pledges. The first game took place on October 7, 1922, against Ohio Wesleyan University. Since then, the stadium has grown into a historic landmark, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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