al-Rifa'i, North wall of qibla riwaq
data12/P182-A
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2*22 (cmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- There are 8 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has five finite interlaces and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 501 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
Main variant
- Flickr photo (Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1609-16AD, 1018-25AH)
- John Warburton-Lee Photography / Alamy (al-Rifa'i mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Detail of decoration on the minbar) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1869-1910AD, 1286-1328AH)
- Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation F6886 (Shaykh Abu Shibak, Cairo, Egypt. Detail of south door of Mausoleum) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1869-1910AD, 1286-1328AH)
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