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

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, March created his most famous work, Berlin Olympic Stadium, which was on the site of the Deutsches Stadion, a stadium designed by his father, Otto March, 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

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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 (), 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, who designed the Olympiastadion (Berli ...

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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* 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 Art competitors at the 1936 Summer Olympics Stadium architects German Army officers of World War II Academic staff of Technische Universität Berlin {{Germany-architect-stub

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