Khiva majolica. Palace of Tash-Khauli
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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 45°.
- Contains two squares.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 128 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Figure 241, item 2, Page 474 (Khiva majolica, Palace of Tash-Khauli, Central Asia. Construction of girihs) of Lazar Izrailevich Rempel. Arkhitekturnyi ornament Uzbekistana: ..., Tashkent, 1961. [rempel] {602p}(19th century AD)
- Flickr photo (Necropolis of Pahlavan-Mahmud, Itchan Kala, Khiva, Central Asia) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Internet photo (Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Tiled background) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
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