The Pit may refer to:

Places

* The Pit, a commonly used name for a

mosh pit Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other, typically performed to "aggressive" live music such as heavy metal and punk rock. Moshing usually happen ...

The Pit (arena) The Pit is an indoor arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving primarily as the home venue of the University of New Mexico Lobos basketball teams. The facility opened in 1966 as University Arena but gained the nickname "The Pit" due to its inno ...

, the main indoor arena at the University of New Mexico *

The Pit (memorial) The Pit ( be, Яма) is a monument dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust on the corner of Melnikayte and Zaslavskaya streets in Minsk, Belarus. The memorial is located at the site where on 2 March 1942 Nazi forces shot about 5,000 Jewish r ...

, "Яма" the Holocaust memorial in Minsk, Belarus *

Elder 'The Pit' Stadium , motto_translation = Strive for the higher things , streetaddress = 3900 Vincent Avenue , region = Price Hill , city = Cincinnati , county = , state ...

, the football stadium at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio *

McArthur Court McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena. Also known as "The Pit" or "M ...

, also called "The Pit", an arena at the University of Oregon *

Peoples Improv Theater The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT), also known as the PIT, is a comedy theater and training center in New York City, founded by comedian Ali Farahnakian in 2002. Shows combine improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up, theater, and variety. Ea ...

, also referred to as "The PIT", a New York City theatre specializing in improvisational and sketch comedy * The Pit, a 200-seat studio theatre at the

Barbican Arts Centre The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhi ...

in the City of London * The Pit, a common nickname for the underground war room in the fortified compound of the

Israeli Defense Ministry The Ministry of Defense ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַבִּטָּחוֹן, Misrad HaBitahon, Ministry of Security, acronym: he, משהב"ט) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Isra ...

* The Pit, a small public performance area in

Harvard Square Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The term "Harvard Square" is also used to delineate the busin ...

, Cambridge, Massachusetts * The Pit, a popular study spot in the lower level of the library at the

Indiana University Maurer School of Law The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The school is named after Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, an Indianapolis businessman and 1967 alumnus who donated $35 million in 2008 ...

* The Pit, the central courtyard of the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional places

* The Pit ''(G.I. Joe)'', the secret headquarters of the fictional G.I. Joe in Marvel comics * The Pit, a dangerous fighting arena featured and made famous in the ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...

'' video games * The Pit, the

Barksdale Organization The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Depa ...

's nickname for the low-rise building complex where D'Angelo's crew sold drugs, in ''The Wire''

Films

* ''The Pit'' (1981 film), a Canadian horror film also known as ''Teddy'' * ''The Pit'' (2020 film), a Latvian drama film

Gaming

* ''The Pit'' (video game), a 1981 arcade game * '' Sword of the Stars: The Pit'', a 2013 space rogue computer game by Kerberos Productions

Literature

* The Pit (''Judge Dredd'' story) * ''The Pit'' (Norris novel), a 1903 book by Frank Norris * ''The Pit'' (Penswick novel), a ''Doctor Who'' tie-in novel * '' The Pit: A Group Encounter Defiled'', a 1972 book about mind dynamics, leadership dynamics, and holiday magic * ''

The Pit and the Pendulum "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual ''The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843''. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of ...

'', a 1842 short horror story by Edgar Allan Poe * '' Yama: The Pit'', a 1905–1915 novel by Aleksandr Kuprin

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* "The Pit" (song), a 2012 single by Silversun Pickups from ''Neck of the Woods'' * "The Pit", an episode in the second season of the television series ''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invasion ...

'', 1967–1968 *"The Pit", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' *

Orchestra pit An orchestra pit is the area in a theater (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage) in which musicians perform. Orchestral pits are utilized in forms of theatre that require music (such as opera and ballet) or in cases when incide ...

, a lowered area in front of the stage that holds musicians who accompany the performers on stage * A recording studio at the Sausalito location of the

Record Plant The Record Plant is a recording studio established in New York City in 1968 and currently operating in Los Angeles, California. Known for innovations in the recording artists' workspace, it has produced highly influential albums, including Blon ...

Other uses

The Pit (mixed martial arts) The Pit is a professional mixed martial arts association and training camp operating in Arroyo Grande, California; with a branch in Henderson, Nevada, and affiliate schools throughout the United States. Founded in 1986 by John Hackleman, The Pit ...

training camp * The Pit, a forum on

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