Minbar of the al-Aqsa Mosque
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2*22 (cmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 18°.
- Contains two regular five-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 36°.
- Contains one regular 10-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 72°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and three infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 205 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 68 (left middle), and page 123 (Minbar of the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. No colour in original) of Lynette Singer (Ed). The minbar of Saladin : reconstructing ..., Thames & Hudson, 2008. ISBN 050023843. [singer] {many colour plates}
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