Kyz Kala Project | Institute of Archaeology - UCL
Renowned for its massive scale and 15m tall corrugated walls, which tower over visitors, the Great Kyz Kala is not only the largest and best preserved example of this unique building type …
Merv | Institute of Archaeology - UCL – University College London
The Great Kyz Kala - one of the impressive medieval earthen buildings of the Merv Oasis that are currently being documented, researched and conserved. A Short History of Merv. Merv lies on …
Project Background | Institute of Archaeology - UCL
This project aims to better understand the monuments by collating and building upon ongoing research on the Great Kyz Kala (and its smaller neighbour the Lesser Kyz Kala) which …
The Great Kyz Kala (Figure 1) at Merv is one of the most iconic monuments of Turkmenistan and perhaps of all Central Asia. It is the largest surviving monumental köshk: complexes of …
Current Work | Institute of Archaeology - UCL
Specialist mudbrick building conservators from CRATerre-ENSAG, Grenoble began work on the southern face of the Great Kyz Kala in May 2015. This preventative conservation work aims to …
The Kyz Kala monuments - figshare
The Great Kyz Kala at Merv is one of the most iconic monuments of Turkmenistan and Central Asia. It is the largest surviving monumental köshk: complexes of substantial earthen buildings, …
The Kyz Kala monuments - rdr.ucl.ac.uk
The Great Kyz Kala at Merv is one of the most iconic monuments of Turkmenistan and Central Asia. It is the largest surviving monumental köshk: complexes of substantial earthen buildings, …
Rotating Imagery | Institute of Archaeology - UCL
The map below shows the same exact locations on an annotated IKONOS sattelite image of the ancient city of Sultan Kala, that highlights the two study areas of this project. Great Kyz Kala …
Conservation of standing structures | Institute of Archaeology
The architecture and archaeology preserved in the Park is of international importance, partly due to the preservation of standing structures, such as the corrugated Kyz Kalas and the …
A view of the medieval Great Kyz Kala at Merv. This is the most impressive of the surviving k öshks (defended houses) at the site, the massive corrugated mudbrick walls of which stand …