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in dollars) | architect = Howard Dwight Smith Class of 1907 | general_contractor= E. H. Latham Company | tenants = Ohio State Buckeyes (NCAA) (1922–present) Columbus Crew (MLS) (1996–1999) Ohio Glory (WLAF) (1992) | seating_capacity= 104,944 (2014–present) 102,329 (2007–2014) 101,568 (2001–2006) 95,346 (2000) 89,841 (1995–1999) 91,470 (1991–1994) 86,071 (1989–1990) 85,399 (1985–1988) 85,290 (1982–1984) 83,112 (1975–1981) 83,080 (1974) 82,567 (1973) 81,667 (1972) 81,475 (1971) 81,455 (1969–1970) 81,109 (1962–1968) 79,727 (1961) 79,658 (1958–1960) 78,677 (1948–1957) 72,754 (1944–1947) 66,210 (1922–1943)〔(Ohio Stadium - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com )〕| record_attendance = 108,975 November 21, 2015 (vs Michigan State) }} Ohio Stadium, also known as The Horseshoe or The House that Harley built, is an American football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, United States, on the campus of The Ohio State University. Its primary purpose is the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and the Ohio State University Marching Band. From 1996–98, Ohio Stadium was the home venue for Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew prior to the opening of Columbus Crew Stadium in 1999. The stadium also was the home venue for the OSU track and field teams from 1923–2001. In addition to athletics, Ohio Stadium is also a concert venue, with U2, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and Metallica among the many acts to have played there, and also serves as the site for the university's Spring Commencement ceremonies each May. Permanent field lights were added in 2014. The stadium opened in 1922 as a replacement for Ohio Field and had a seating capacity of 66,210. In 1923, a cinder running track was added and the stadium, which was later upgraded to an all-weather track. Seating capacity gradually increased over the years and reached a total of 91,470 possible spectators in 1991. Beginning in 2000, the stadium was renovated and expanded in several phases, removing the track and adding additional seating, which raised the capacity to 101,568 by 2001 and to 102,329 in 2007. In 2014, additional seating was added in the end zone, raising the official capacity to 104,944. It is the largest stadium by capacity in the state of Ohio, the fourth largest football stadium in the United States, and the fifth largest non-racing stadium in the world. Ohio Stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on March 22, 1974.〔 It is popularly known as "The Horseshoe" because of its shape. ==Construction== As early as 1913, Ohio Field at High Street and Woodruff Avenue was unable to contain the crowds attracted to many Buckeye home football games. This led to faculty discussion of moving the site elsewhere and building a new facility. The growing popularity of football in Ohio led to the design of a horseshoe-shaped stadium, conceptualized and designed by architect Howard Dwight Smith in 1918. A public-subscription Stadium Campaign to fund the project began in October 1920 and raised over $1.1 million in pledges by January 1921, of which $975,001 were actually honored. 〔(Ballparks.com - Ohio Stadium )〕 The stadium was built in 1922 by E. H. Latham Company of Columbus, with materials and labor from the Marble Cliff Quarry Co. at a construction cost of $1.34 million and a total cost of $1.49 million. The stadium's original capacity was 66,210. Upon completion, it was the largest poured concrete structure in the world. Many university officials feared that the stadium would never be filled to capacity.〔 Smith employed numerous revolutionary architectural techniques while building the stadium. At the base is a slurry wall to keep out the waters from the Olentangy River; the stadium sets on the flood plain. Instead of building a large bowl like the previously constructed Yale Bowl, Ohio Stadium was designed to have an upper deck that would hang over part of the lower deck, giving Ohio Stadium its "A", "B", and "C" decks. Instead of employing numerous columns like those at Harvard Stadium, Smith designed double columns that allow for more space between columns. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ohio Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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