Shrine of Shaykh Bayezid
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Note also Friday Mosque, Herat.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of .5°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 63°.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 80°.
- 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 316 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 45 (Bastam, Shrine of Shaykh Bayezid, Iran) of Michael Barry. Colour and symbolism in Islamic architecture, Thames and Hudson, 1996. ISBN 050001711. [barry] {315p}(1313AD, 712AH)
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