Royal Palace, Marrakesh
data166/F13
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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 five regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 17 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart) and two reflective pairs.
- 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 1869 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Vol,1 pages 420-421 (Royal Palace, Marrakesh, Morocco. Part of larger pattern) 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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