Tomb of Moulay Ishmael, Meknes
data190/MOR0825
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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 7.5°.
- Contains four squares.
- Contains 8 regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains 12 regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains two regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains one regular 24-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 30°.
- There are 23 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites and one dart) and four reflective pairs.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition with straight cross-overs, but interlace counts not determined.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 4545 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: MOR 0825 (Tomb of Moulay Ishmael, Meknes, Morocco) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(18th century AD)
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