Akbar's mausoleum
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is ** (pm).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 36°.
- Contains 28 regular pentagons.
- Contains two regular 10-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 108°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and four infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 851 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: IND 0634 (Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra, India) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1613AD, 1022AH)
- Photo from Donald Bell (Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra, India. Colour from here) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1613AD, 1022AH)
Photographs
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 25
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