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Old Barracks
Names: Alte Kaserne Other Site Details
Classification  | A.11.2.4. (Complexes of) Buildings, Public, Railway Buildings
Proclamation No  | 063/1973
Place  | Swakopmund, Cn. Anton Lubowski Ave / Bismarck St
Region  | Erongo
Site Environment  | City Centre
Instangible Aspects  | Largest military building in Namibia.
Previous Use  | Accommodation, school.
Current Use  | Youth hostel.
Refences  | Official Gazette 4058, No. 1956, 1973. Vogt, Andreas, "National Monuments in Namibia", Windhoek 2004, p.167-168.
Legal Status  | Declared as National Monument on 02.11.1973 by the National Monuments Council of South Africa (NMC, National Monuments Act 1969, No. 28).
     

Description

Two-winged, front 55 m, with 2 2-storeyed tower at the centre, 45.5m side wing. Corner parts with little lookout towers in each corner. Large windows.

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Brief History

The building has been designed by engineers to accommodate the builders of the "Zweite Eisenbahn Baukompanie" who built a landing quay. It was erected in 1905-06. After the quay was finished and until WWI, it accommodated German soldiers. Afterwards it served as a school and from 1993 as a youth hostel.
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