Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand
 
 
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Geometry
 
 
-  The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
-  All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 15°.
-  Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 120°.
-  Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 105°.
-  There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites).
-  The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and  no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
-  The tiling is edge-to-edge.
-  As drawn, contains about 358 polygons.
 
References
 
 
Publications referenced: 
 
-  Page 196, bottom (Oljaito's mausoleum, Sultaniyeh, Iran)  from  [dury] (1307-13AD, 706-12AH)
-  Figure 73 (Sunqur Sa'di, Cairo, Egypt)  from  [hill2] (1315AD, 714AH)
-  Plate 62 (Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Central Asia)  from  [hrbas] (1360AD, 761AH)
-  Figure 110 (Khoja Ahmad Yassavi complex, Turkestan, Central Asia.  Entrance of mausoleum)  from  [hill] (1397AD, 799AH)
-  Plate 64 (AbdAllah Ansari, Gazurgah, Afghanistan, Central Asia. Cut glazed tile mosaic)  from  [seherr] (1428AD, 831AH)
-  Photo by David Wade: TRA 0916 (Lab-i-Hawz complex, Bukhara, Central Asia)  from  [wadei] (1514AD, 920AH)
-  Photo by David Wade: IND 0331 (Agra Fort, India)  from  [wadei] (1573AD, 980AH)
-  Part 3, Plate LXXVIII (Fatehpur Sikri, The Large Baths, India)  from  [smith2] (1581AD, 989AH)
-  Photo by David Wade: IND 0618 (Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra, India)  from  [wadei] (1613AD, 1022AH)
-  Plate 74 (Itimad-ud-Daula's Tomb, Agra, India. Base of kiosk on roof)  from  [volwah] (1622-8AD, 1031-7AH)
-  Flickr photo by Zahid Ali Khan (Masjid, Thatta, Pakistan. Wood Carving )  from  [pc] (1647AD, 1057AH)
-  Photo by David Wade: TRA 0219 (Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Central Asia)  from  [wadei] 
-  Vol3, Figure 99 (The Mosalla, Mashhad, Iran. Open space for public prayer)  from  [iran] 
Photographs
 
 
 
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