Palace of the Bahia
T01895, data187/P81
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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 6 regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains 11 regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains one regular 16-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 21 non-regular reflective tiles and two reflective pairs.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 2519 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 81, bottom (Palace of the Bahia, Marrakech, 19th century) 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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