Samarkand, Registan Square
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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 *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- Contains one regular 9-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 110°.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 100°.
- There are 6 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 373 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 416, Fig. 346b (Fatehpur Sikri, Friday Mosque, India) of Jay Bonner. Islamic Geometric Patterns, Springer, 2016. ISBN 978144190216. [bonner] {Largest Islamic tile collection in print}(1566AD, 973AH)
- Figure 3 from Tony Lee, 11th June 08 (Registan Square, Samarkand, Central Asia) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Photo by David Wade: IND 0230 (Qila I Kuhna Mausoleum, Delhi, India) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
Photographs
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