Two Dimensional Symmetry Projections
The dodecahedron has two special orthogonal projections, centered, on vertices and pentagonal faces, correspond to the A2 and H2 Coxeter planes.
| Centered by | Vertex | Edge | Face |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | |||
| Projective symmetry |
] = | ] = |
In perspective projection, viewed above a pentagonal face, the dodecahedron can be seen as a linear-edged schlegel diagram, or stereographic projection as a spherical polyhedron. These projections are also used in showing the four dimensional 120-cell, a regular 4-dimensional polytope, constructed from 120 dodecahedra, projecting it down to 3-dimensions.
| Polyhedron | Spherical |
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