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

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, son of Otto March (1845-1913), and brother of Walter March, both also well-known German architects. Werner March designed Germany's 1936 Olympic stadium. Werner March was born in

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and died in

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For the 1936 Summer Olympics in

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, March created his most famous work,

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, which was on the site of the

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, a stadium designed by his father, Otto March for use in the 1916 Summer Olympics (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 Albert Speer), 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 1974 and

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. He also created plans for the

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. He designed Carinhall,

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's hunting lodge-style country residence near Berlin. During 1956 to 1960 he designed the

Cairo International Stadium The Cairo International Stadium ( ar, ستاد القاهرة الدولي), formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March ...

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 Walter, Werner March won a gold medal in the Art competitions at the Summer Olympics 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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