Malik-i-e Zuzan mosque
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 7.5°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular hexagon.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are five non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 243 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 138 (Malik-i-e Zuzan mosque, Iran) of Antony Hutt and Leonard Harrow. Iran 1, London: Scorpion Publications, 1977. ISBN 090590600. [hutt]
- Page 245, Fig. 109e (Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan, Central Asia) of Jay Bonner. Islamic Geometric Patterns, Springer, 2016. ISBN 978144190216. [bonner] {Largest Islamic tile collection in print}
- Photo form Mohammad Ramezani (Malik-i-e Zuzan mosque, Iran) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
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