Aperiodic tiling
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In the mathematics of tessellations, a non-periodic tiling is a tiling that does not have any translational symmetry. An aperiodic set of prototiles is a set of tile-types that can tile, but only non-
A portion of tiling by the Robinson tiles
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Marble floor mosaic Basilica of St Mark Vencice
Lotf Allah Dome
Girih tile
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Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about th
Aperiodic tiling
…distinguished locally). A common solution is to try to use the terms carefully in technical writing, but recognize the widespread use of the informal terms. Girih tiles – Five tiles used in Islamic decorative art List of aperiodic sets of tiles…
Complex girih patterns with 16-, 10- and 8-point stars at different scales in ceiling of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, 1935
A window of the crown prince's apartment in the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, with 6-point stars; the surrounds have floral arabesque tiling
Interior archway at the opening of the Sultan's Lodge in the Ottoman Green Mosque in Bursa, Turkey (1424), with 10-point stars and pentagons
Wooden screen from the Nishapur caravanserai