Isfahan, Chehel Sotun Palace
data180/FIG8
(Click on image for high-quality PDF version)
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- Contains one regular 9-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 100° - composed of kites.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 120° - composed of kites.
- There are 6 non-regular reflective tiles (including 5 kites).
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 670 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Fig 12 (Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, Iran) of Roberto Orazi. Grate lignee nell'architettura safavide, Roma : IsMEO, 1976. [orazi] {pp245}
Collections of similar tilings
Photo?
v54