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Girih Extended #63
   
Islamic architects used girih to create intricate geometric designs from a set of five polygons. The girih system was just one of many methods used to create Islamic patterns, but it introduced an ingenious systematic approach and a departure from drafting with straightedge and compass.  more...
 
  
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Girih Extended #63
   
An intermediate pattern shows both the polygons and girih lines.
  
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Girih Extended #63
   
The underlying structure of polygons.
 
  

“Double Pentagonal Koch Variant”

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