Nisa (also Parthaunisa)

Parthian Culture (Early Persia, now Turkmenistan), built between 250 B.C.E. to 211 B.C.E., used by Parthian kings as the fortified government center, located near modern-day Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Elevation is c. 341 meters (1119 feet) above sea level.

Materials: adobe bricks covered with baked bricks laid in natural occurring bitumen; wood beams and columns.

Data for CG model:
1. Pilipko, V.N. Iranian Art & Archaeology: Arsacid Dynasty, Excavations of Partian Nisa,
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/Ashkanian/excavation_staraia_nisa.htm
2. http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/virtual_museum/parthian/Sites/nisa.htm
3. Government of Turkmenistan Nomination of the Ancient Parttian Sites of Nisa for Inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, 2005. The Parthian fortresses of Nisa, Turkmenistan.
( https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1242.pdf ).