Mausoleum of Muhammad Basharo, Mazar-i Sharif
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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 one square.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 213 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 246, Fig. 111a (Mausoleum of Muhammad Basharo, Mazar-i Sharif, Tajikistan, Central Asia) of Jay Bonner. Islamic Geometric Patterns, Springer, 2016. ISBN 978144190216. [bonner] {Largest Islamic tile collection in print}(1342-3AD, 742-3AH)
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 3
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