Mazar-e Sharif
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is O (p1).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are no non-regular reflective pairs and two tiles with no mirror image.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 65 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 44 (Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, Central Asia. Turret) of Michael Barry. Colour and symbolism in Islamic architecture, Thames and Hudson, 1996. ISBN 050001711. [barry] {315p}(15th century AD)
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