Alhambra, Stained glass window of the courtyard of the Patio de los Arrayanes
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A closer representation of this pattern is Alhambra, Stained glass window of the courtyard of the Alberca.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *2222 (pmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains 6 regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains two regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are five non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- 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 303 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plate 45 (Alhambra, Patio de los Arrayanes, Spain. Stained glass window of the courtyard) of J Collin. EÌtude pratique de la deÌcoration polygonale arabe, Paris, 1911. ISBN . [collin] {}
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