Alhambra, Torre de las Damas
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Carved stucco panels from the four corners of the main hall in the Partal or Torre de las Damas, just above the ceramic mosaic dados.
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 squares.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 263 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 2810 (Alhambra, Torre de las Damas, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1354-62AD, 755-63AH)
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