Monument to the March Dead, Memorial monument in the Historic Cemetery, Weimar, Germany

The Monument to the March Dead is a memorial structure on the Historic Cemetery featuring angular concrete forms that rise from the ground. The design comprises geometric elements arranged to create a contemplative space without representational figures.

Walter Gropius, working with Fred Forbát, won the 1920 competition organised by the Weimar trade unions and the municipal museum, and the monument was built between 1920 and 1922 and unveiled on 1 May 1922. The Nazis demolished it in February 1936 as "degenerate art"; it was reconstructed in 1946.

The memorial reflects early modern design principles where artists sought new ways to express historical tragedy through form rather than tradition. Its abstract geometry invites visitors to bring their own sense of remembrance to the monument.

The monument sits on the Historic Cemetery and is accessible by walking from the main entrance on Berkaer Street. The cemetery grounds are open to visitors and easy to navigate to reach the memorial site.

The monument draws from radical design philosophy developed at the Bauhaus school in Weimar itself. This connection between early modern design and memorial art makes it a rare example of experimental commemorative form from that era.