Minbar of the al-Aqsa Mosque
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 30°.
- Contains two equilateral triangles.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- Contains one regular hexagon.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 285 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 157 (Minbar of the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. Design of restored minbar, no colour in original) of Lynette Singer (Ed). The minbar of Saladin : reconstructing ..., Thames & Hudson, 2008. ISBN 050023843. [singer] {many colour plates}
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