Girih Tiles
From around the year 1200, girih patterns were made with stars and polygon patterns having 5- and 10-fold rotational symmetry. Such figures can be drawn by compass and straightedge as well. However, by the 15th century some girih patterns were not periodic anymore. Such patterns were constructed by the use of girih tiles. These are a set of five tiles with lines drawn on them; when used to tile the plane with no gaps, the lines on the tiles form a girih pattern. It is not yet known when girih tiles were first used instead of compass and straightedge construction. It is considered likely that girih tiles were used on some buildings built around 1200.
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Girih tiles.
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A girih pattern made from girih tiles.
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Detail from the Yeşil Mosque (Bursa, Turkey) made from the girih pattern on the left.
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