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Girih Tiles
''Girih'' tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (''girih'') for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200 and their arrangements found significant improvement starting with the Darb-i Imam shrine in Isfahan in Iran built in 1453. Five tiles The five shapes of the tiles are: * a regular decagon with ten interior angles of 144°; * an elongated (irregular convex) hexagon with interior angles of 72°, 144°, 144°, 72°, 144°, 144°; * a bow tie (non-convex hexagon) with interior angles of 72°, 72°, 216°, 72°, 72°, 216°; * a rhombus with interior angles of 72°, 108°, 72°, 108°; and * a regular pentagon with five interior angles of 108°. These modules have their own specific Persian language, Persian names: The quadrilateral tile is called Torange, the pentagonal tile is called Pange, the concave octagonal tile is called Shesh Band, the bow tie tile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girih Tiles
''Girih'' tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork (''girih'') for decoration of buildings in Islamic architecture. They have been used since about the year 1200 and their arrangements found significant improvement starting with the Darb-i Imam shrine in Isfahan in Iran built in 1453. Five tiles The five shapes of the tiles are: * a regular decagon with ten interior angles of 144°; * an elongated (irregular convex) hexagon with interior angles of 72°, 144°, 144°, 72°, 144°, 144°; * a bow tie (non-convex hexagon) with interior angles of 72°, 72°, 216°, 72°, 72°, 216°; * a rhombus with interior angles of 72°, 108°, 72°, 108°; and * a regular pentagon with five interior angles of 108°. These modules have their own specific Persian language, Persian names: The quadrilateral tile is called Torange, the pentagonal tile is called Pange, the concave octagonal tile is called Shesh Band, the bow tie tile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
