The Alhambra, Sala de la Barca North wall
T01245, data164/PA90
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Revised: Metrics from AJL
Geometry
- Gold star pattern(photo).
Dynamic build of this pattern.
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- Contains one regular 24-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 19 non-regular reflective tiles and one reflective pair.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and one infinite interlace.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 929 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plate 90a of Basilio Pavón Maldonado. El arte hispanomusulman en su decoración geométrica, Madrid : Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Instituto Hispano-Arabe de Cultura, 1975. ISBN 846006881. [pavon] {461p, 140 plates}
- Photo for Nick Crossling (Alhambra, Sala de la Barca North wall (different colouring)) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21 century . [pc]
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