Tomb of Sultan Qalawun
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 30°.
- Contains two regular hexagons.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 311 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- E.3842:112-1938 (Qalawun, Cairo, Egypt. Sketchbook by James Wild) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}
Photographs
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