COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Pierre Charles L'Enfant laid out the plans for the city that would become Washington, D.C., he purposely sought to both inspire visitors and intimidate foes by way of Rome-inspired towering architecture, monuments and marble. A century and a half later, Howard Dwight Smith did the same when he designed Ohio Stadium, adorning the Horseshoe with a Rotunda inspired by the Pantheon, eliciting gasps from Ohio State fans and shivers from those who dared to oppose the home team.
That same DNA of shock and awe can be found a short walk from the 'Shoe, in the lobby layout of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.