The Big "C"
The Big "C" is a large concrete letter "C" built into Charter Hill in the Berkeley Hills overlooking the University of California, Berkeley. It was constructed on March 23, 1905, and is considered a campus landmark.Photo: Gomfbears, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Description: giant concrete block ‘C’ in the Berkeley Hills of California, United States
- Also known as: “The Big ‘C’” and “The Big C”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include California Memorial Stadium and Tightwad Hill.
California Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.
California Memorial Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States. California Memorial Stadium is situated 1,300 feet south of The Big "C".
Tightwad Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tightwad Hill is the popular name for Charter Hill, the hill rising to the east of California Memorial Stadium at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, U.S. Tightwad Hill is situated 800 feet southwest of The Big "C".
Haas School of Business
College
Photo: Minesweeper, Public domain.
The Haas School of Business is the business school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It was the first business school at a public university in the United States. Haas School of Business is situated 1,600 feet southwest of The Big "C".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panoramic Hill and Northside.
Panoramic Hill
Neighborhood
Panoramic Hill is a residential neighborhood of the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, California defined by the homes along and within the access corridor defined by Panoramic Way.
Northside
Neighborhood
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northside is a principally residential neighborhood in Berkeley, California, located north of the University of California, Berkeley campus, east of Oxford Street, and south of Cedar Street.
Southside
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southside, also known by the older names South of Campus or South Campus, is a neighborhood in Berkeley, California. Southside is located directly south of and adjacent to the University of California, Berkeley campus.
The Big "C"
- Categories: hillside letter, geoglyph, and tourism
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.87458° or 37° 52′ 29″ northLongitude
-122.24962° or 122° 14′ 59″ westOpen location code
849VVQF2+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2582763312OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=geoglyphOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q7717476
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