Madar-i Shah madrasa, Isfahan
T01893, data187/ISF1
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Geometry
- The tiling has no symmetry group and hence is not a repeat pattern.
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- Contains 58 regular pentagons.
- Contains 8 regular 10-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 108°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 186 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Vol 4, page 151 (Non-repeating motif, base of a minaret) of Mahmood Maher al-Naqsh. Design and execution of drawing in Iranian tilework, Islamic period, Reza Abbasi Museum, 1983. [iran] {Good collection of Iranian patterns, text in Persian}
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