The Alcazar, Seville
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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 22.5°.
- Contains three regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 11 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has three finite interlaces and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 907 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 63, middle right (Alcazar, Seville, Spain. One of alternating motifs) of Degeorge, G Ìerard and Porter. The Art of the Islamic Tile, Paris, 2002. ISBN 208010876. [degeorge2] {}(1616AD, 1025AH)
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