Great Mosque, Cordova
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The two motifs are irregularly placed on the Mosque, while the graphic alternates the two versions. See also Roman mosaic, Rome.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- There are two non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 166 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 2005x (Great Mosque, Cordova, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
Photographs
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