Symmetry Groups of Islamic Patterns at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Year: 2014 Authors: Glenn R. Laigo; Haftamu Menker GebreYohannes; Fahad Mohammed Humaid Al Khamisi

Core claim

The mosque’s decorative patterns can be systematically analyzed and classified by symmetry group, revealing a range of finite, frieze, and wallpaper symmetries.

Topics

Islamic pattern analysis, symmetry classification, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, plane patterns

Domains

group theory, dihedral groups, frieze groups, wallpaper groups, Islamic art, architectural ornament, tile work, mosque decoration

Methods

visual pattern analysis, symmetry-group classification, colored pattern analysis, flowchart-based identification

Media

marble, cut tile work, stained glass, metalwork

Source status

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