Another typical medium in which we found wallpatterns to be prevalent was the ceiling of the monuments that we visited. These ceilings were typically decorated in patterns that seemed like knotted and overlapping pieces of wood. The example below exemplifies this type of ceiling. Since it is difficult to see the overlapping sections (due to the size of the photograph), we will classify the pattern disregarding this feature. With four-fold rotation and reflection, the ceiling is a wallpattern of classification p4m.
Covering the lower section of many walls in the Alhambra, the tiling in the photograph shown below is typical for the designs in Granada. The brightly colored tiles formed varied patterns from room to room. Ignoring the color of the tiles, this particular design contains six-fold rotation with no mirror lines. Therefore, it is classified as p6.
Wallpatterns from the Alhambra
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