Tomb of Aqa, Tehran
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- Contains three squares.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 161 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 79 (Tomb of Aqa (sar-e qabr-e Aqa) Tehran, Iran) of Javad Shafai. On decoration in Persian architecture and wood carving, Tehran, 1977. [shafai] {In Persian}
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 5
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