Zaytuna Mosque, Meknes
T01275, data166/P83
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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 22.5°.
- Contains five regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 14 non-regular reflective tiles and one reflective pair.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has three finite interlaces and two infinite interlaces.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 755 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 83 (Zaytuna Mosque, Meknes) of Gérard Degeorge. Ornament and decoration in Islamic architecture, London : Thames & Hudson, 2000. ISBN 208010876. [degeorge] {224 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm.}
Photographs
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