Attarine Madrasah, Fez, Morocco
data172/MOR0323
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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 45°.
- Contains two regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains three regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 6 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite) and one reflective pair.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and two infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 353 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 0323 (Attarine Madrasah, Fez, Morocco) from [wadei] (1325AD, 725AH)
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 1209 (Saadian Tombs, Marrakesh, Morocco) from [wadei] (1603AD, 1011AH)
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 0421 (Fez, Morocco) from [wadei]
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 1227 (Ben Youssef Madrasah, Marrakesh, Morocco) from [wadei]
Photographs
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 4
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