Dar el Qima, Royal Palace, Fez
data164/P141A
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Geometry
- Growth dynamic build of this pattern.
- Random dynamic build of this pattern.
- Structured dynamic build of this pattern.
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains two regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains one regular 16-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 10 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 623 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 141, top left (Dar el Qima, Royal Palace, Fez, Morroco. Elaborate ornamentation replaced by solid colour) of Jean-Marc Castéra. Arabesques: Decorative Art in Morocco, ACR Edition, Paris, 1999. ISBN 286770124. [castera] {Beautiful book.}
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 0801 (Tomb of Moulay Ishmael, Meknes, Morocco) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
- Sotheby's catalogue (Sale of 9th October 2013) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
Photographs
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