Friday mosque, Yazd
 
 
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Common and widespread, but proportions extremely variable; See also Bourgoin, Plate 118, standard construction.
 
Geometry
 
 
-  The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
-  All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 2.5°.
-  Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
-  Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 80°.
-  There are five non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite) and one reflective pair.
-  The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and  one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
-  The tiling is edge-to-edge.
-  As drawn, contains about 487 polygons.
 
References
 
 
Publications referenced: 
 
-  Page 444, Fig. 379e (Mosque, Gonabad, Iran)  from  [bonner] (1212AD, 608AH)
-  Photo by David Wade: IRA 1922 (Friday mosque, Yazd, Iran)  from  [wadei] (1325AD, 725AH)
-  Part 1 (Fatehpur Sikri, Turkish Sultana's House, India)  from  [smith2] (1571AD, 978AH)
-  Richard Henry's web site (Friday mosque, Yazd, Iran. Built 15th C CE on site of 12 C CE fire temple)  from  [pc] 
-  Stock Photo 1323-2897 (Khostu Imam Complex and Mosque, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Entrance door)  from  [pc] 
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