Amir Taz Palace, Cairo
data193/B99A
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See also Bourgoin, Plate 99 and Azbak al-Yusufi.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 80°.
- There are 7 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites).
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 299 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: EGY 0526 (Amir Taz, Cairo, Egypt) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1352AD, 752AH)
- Fig 11.1c of Brian Wichmann and David Wade. Islamic Design: a Mathematical Approach, Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-69. [ww] {}
Photographs
Collections of similar tilings
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