Sultan Ahmed 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 36°.
- Contains three regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 72°.
- Contains two regular pentagons.
- Contains one regular 10-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 72°.
- There are 10 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has three finite interlaces and two infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 709 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by Miroslaw Majewski (Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Window shutters) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1609-16AD, 1018-25AH)
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