Alhambra, Salon de Comares
data174/F170
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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 two squares.
- Contains four regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains 7 regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 14 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has three finite interlaces and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 1910 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 346, Figure 170 (Alhambra, Salon de Comares, Spain. Alicatado dados on the North side) of Antonio Fernández-Puertas. The Alhambra: Volume I - from the ninth century to Yusuf I (1354), SAQI Books, 1999. ISBN 086356466. [fernandez] {Beautiful book.}(1350-4AD, 750-5AH)
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 1412 (Alhambra, Salon de Comares, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1350-4AD, 750-5AH)
- 9156M (Alhambra, Salon de Comares, Spain. Drawing by Owen Jones) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}
Photographs
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