[3] Seysselkaserne
Description
The Seyssel barracks, named after General Count Seyssel d´Aix, was the largest barracks on the site with a total front length of 284 metres. With embrasures spread over two storeys and the wings bent forward at a 45 degree angle, the enemy would have been caught in a devastating crossfire if they had tried to advance over the rampart.
On the town side, in the centre of the building to the left and right of the main corridor, there are shelters set into the wall which served as guardhouses.
About 100 metres in front of the centre of the building, where the Schmauss and Becker fronts meet, the foundation stone for Germersheim Fortress was laid in 1834.
Since 1947, the Syesselkaserne has been home to the School of Interpreting, now the Department of Translation Linguistics and Cultural Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
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