Bukhara, Buyan-Quly-Khan mausoleum
data185/AJL5
(Click on image for high-quality PDF version)
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains two regular octagons.
- Contains two regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 6 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has three finite interlaces and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 291 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Figure 180 (Buyan-Quly-Khan mausoleum, Bukhara, Central Asia. Carved terracotta panel) of Lazar Izrailevich Rempel. Arkhitekturnyi ornament Uzbekistana: ..., Tashkent, 1961. [rempel] {602p}(1359AD, 760AH)
Photo?
v54