Alhambra, Patio de los Leones
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Wooden ceilings from the Patio de los Leones, at the extreme western ends of north and south galleries.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains three squares.
- Contains four regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains three regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains two regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 17 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart) and two reflective pairs.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has four finite interlaces and two infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 479 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 0426x (Alhambra, Patio de los Leones, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1370-6AD, 771-7AH)
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