Najjarin fountain, medina of Fez
data198/BR14
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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.
- Contains two regular two-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains five regular 8-pointed star polygons with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are 17 non-regular reflective tiles (including one kite and one dart).
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has 8 finite interlaces and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 930 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 84, Fig 3.56 (Najjarin fountain, medina, Fez, Morocco. (part)) of Eric Broug. Islamic Geometric Design, Thames and Hudson, 2013. ISBN 978050051695. [broug2] {Many excellent photos}
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 2
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