Werner Julius March (17 January 1894 – 11 January 1976) was a German

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, son of

Otto March Otto March (7 October 1845 – April 1913) was a German architect and father of architects Werner March (1894–1976) and Walter March (1898–1969). Biography Otto Jakob March was born in Charlottenburg, to the pottery manufacturer, Ernst ...

(1845-1913), and brother of

Walter March Walter F. March (26 August 1898 – 23 August 1969) was a German architect. Son of German architect Otto March and brother of architect Werner March. In 1936 he won a gold medal together with his brother Werner in the art competitions of ...

, both also well-known German architects. Werner March designed Germany's 1936 Olympic stadium. Werner March was born in Charlottenburg and died in

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For the

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, March created his most famous work, Berlin Olympic Stadium, which was on the site of the

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, a stadium designed by his father,

for use in the

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(which were later cancelled after the outbreak of

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). It is unclear whether March was influenced to use a more conservative design to suit Nazi tastes (claimed by

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), or whether March devised a grand, sweeping architecture that anticipated the spirit of the Third Reich. The stadium, which has a capacity of 74,228, is one of the Germany's major sports venues and was used both for the

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and

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. He also created plans for the Central Stadium (Leipzig, GDR). He designed

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, Hermann Göring's hunting lodge-style country residence near Berlin. During 1956 to 1960 he designed the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt. Designed as a multi-purpose stadium for the Olympic sports, it is primarily used as a venue for football games. Together with his brother

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, Werner March won a gold medal in the

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in 1936.

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* 1894 births 1976 deaths 20th-century German architects Olympic gold medalists in art competitions Olympic silver medalists in art competitions Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions Stadium architects German Army officers of World War II {{Germany-architect-stub

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