Sphinx Plaza

Sphinx Plaza is in City of Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Sphinx Plaza is situated nearby to William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, as well as near the university building University Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library and Ohio Stadium.

William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library

Library

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library is the main library at Ohio State University's Columbus campus. It is the university's largest library and houses its main stacks, special collections, rare books and manuscripts, and many departmental subject libraries.

Ohio Stadium

Stadium

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Ohio Stadium is an American football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of Ohio State University. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and is also the site for the university's Spring Commencement ceremonies each May. Ohio Stadium is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Sphinx Plaza.

Wexner Center for the Arts

Arts center

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The Wexner Center for the Arts is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art." The Wexner Center is a lab and public gallery, but not an art museum, as it does not collect art. Wexner Center for the Arts is situated 1,500 feet east of Sphinx Plaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University Area and Northwood Park.

University Area

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University Area also known as the University District is the area around the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. It also includes the OSU Hospital and The James Cancer Research Hospital.

Northwood Park

Neighborhood

The Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area is located in the northern University District in Columbus, Ohio and is bounded by Patterson Avenue to the north and Northwood Avenue to the south & Pearl Alley to the west and Indianola Avenue to the east.

Weinland Park

Neighborhood

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Weinland Park is a neighborhood north of downtown Columbus, Ohio and encompassed by the boundaries of the University District. A development boom in the 1930s and 1940s resulting from new streetcar lines and the blossoming of factories brought working and middle-class families to the neighborhood.

Sphinx Plaza

Type: Pedestrian zone
Location: City of Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.9999° or 39° 59′ 60″ north

Longitude

-83.01475° or 83° 0′ 53″ west

Open location code

86FRXXXP+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 715072514

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

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