Lycian League Parliament Building Identified

Ruins of the Lycian League parliament building, the classical Greek political structure on which the US Congress was based in part, have been identified at Patara, Turkey. The classical Greek, Roman, and Byzantine ruins at this coastal Mediterranean town have been under excavation by Turkish and German archaeologists led by Joachim Ganzert at Hanover University and Fahri Isik at Akdeniz University. The layout of the building appears quite similar to that of the current US Congress building, with rows of seats set out in a semicircle around a raised dias. Story in the NYT today (requires a free login):
A Congress, Buried in Turkey's Sand