Nadir Divan Khahaka, Central Asia
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Geometry
- Growth dynamic build of this pattern.
- Random dynamic build of this pattern.
- Structured dynamic build of this pattern.
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- Contains one regular 9-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 110°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite).
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 298 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: TRA 1020 (Nadir Divan Khahaka, Central Asia) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1622AD, 1031AH)
- Flickr photo, extract (Kalyan Mosque, Bukhara, Central Asia) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Page 129, Photo 83 (Kukeldash Madrasah, Bukhara, Central Asia) of Jay Bonner. Islamic Geometric Patterns, Springer, 2016. ISBN 978144190216. [bonner] {Largest Islamic tile collection in print}
Photographs
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