Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2*22 (cmm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- Contains 10 regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 72°.
- Contains two regular pentagons.
- Contains one regular 10-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 108°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 254 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo from Donald Bell (Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra, India) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1613AD, 1022AH)
- Figure 30 (No colouring in the original) of A. J. Lee. Islamic star patterns, Muqarnas vol. 4. pp182-197 Pressmark PP.8.M, 1987. [lee] {Important paper on star patterns} Available on Internet.
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