  The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) - is a system of four, 107 m^2
mirror area, imaging Cherenkov telescopes under construction in the Khomas
Highland of Namibia (1800 m asl). The H.E.S.S. system is characterised by a low
threshold (~ 100 GeV) and a ~1 % Crab flux sensitivity resulting from the good
angular resolution and background rejection provided by the stereoscopic
technique.
  The first two telescopes are operational and first results are reported here.
The remaining two telescopes (of H.E.S.S. Phase-I) will be commissioned early
in 2004.
