Mosque of Suleymaniye
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 7.5°.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90° - composed of kites.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60° - composed of kites.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including 4 kites) and two reflective pairs.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 603 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Figure 250 (Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Wooden minbar) of Oktay Aslanapa. Turkish art and architecture, London : Faber, 1971. ISBN 057108781. [aslanapa] {422 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm}(1557AD, 964AH)
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