USC Landmarks
Heritage Hall
Heritage Hall houses the university’s athletic department and celebrates the proud history of Trojan athletics. It features USC’s Heisman Lobby, a sports performance center, a broadcast studio, and a dedicated lounge for Women of Troy student-athletes.
Tommy Trojan
Standing in the middle of the USC campus is Tommy Trojan. The life-size bronze statue has been the university’s collegiate symbol and a favorite campus meeting spot since 1930.
Hecuba
As a powerful counterpart to the beloved Tommy Trojan, the Hecuba statue in the USC Village embodies USC’s commitment to gender equality and the diversity of the Trojan Family.
Neil Armstrong Statue
The eight-foot bronze tribute to USC alumnus and astronaut Neil Armstrong sits in USC Viterbi’s Epstein Family Plaza. The statue was a gift of the Trojan League of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Known as “The Greatest Stadium in the World,” the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a civic treasure for generations of Angelenos. The stadium was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1984.
George Tirebiter
Tirebiter is USC’s one and only canine mascot. George Tirebiter was a canine mutt once famous for chasing cars through the campus. He first appeared at football games in 1940.
Olympic Oaks
Following the Olympics in 1936, two of USC’s storied gold-medal winners brought home something more than just their hardware. Athletes who won gold that year were given the seeds of an oak tree (Germany’s national tree) to plant in their home countries. USC Olympians planted their oak trees on campus.
Uytengsu Aquatics Center
Home to USC’s Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive Teams, as well as the Water Polo Teams, the Uytengsu Aquatics Center is a state-of-the-art outdoor venue located next to the Lyon Recreation Center. It hosted events during the 1984 Summer Olympics and was most recently renovated and renamed in 2014.
Historic Campus Monuments
USC’s University Park Campus is home to twelve historical monuments designated for their architectural styles and importance to the university’s cultural landscape. Explore a full roundup of the buildings below.