Isfahan, Chehel Sotoun palace (taken from Qotbieh mosque)
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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 2°.
- Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 126°.
- Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 68°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 272 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Vol 2, page 96 (Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, Iran. From right hand part of the lettering (taken from Qotbieh mosque)) of Mahmood Maher al-Naqsh. Design and execution of drawing in Iranian tilework, Islamic period, Reza Abbasi Museum, 1983. [iran] {Good collection of Iranian patterns, text in Persian} Available on Internet.
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