Fountain, Royal Palace, Fez
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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 15°.
- Contains three regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 30°.
- Contains three regular 12-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are 7 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- 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 595 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 247 top left (Royal Palace, Fez, Morocco. Zellij round fountain) of Jean-Marc Castéra. Arabesques: Decorative Art in Morocco, ACR Edition, Paris, 1999. ISBN 286770124. [castera] {Beautiful book.}
- Vol 2, page 390 (Fez, Morocco. Painted ceiling) of Paccard, André. Traditional Islamic craft in Moroccan architecture, Saint-Jorioz, France, 1980. ISBN 286486003. [paccard] {2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.}
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