Topkapi scroll

The Topkapi palace in Istanbul keeps scrolls on which girih tiles are drawn.[br]Below the five types of tiles are colored.
two patterns
On the drawing we can clearly see how patterns on a different scale fit with each other.[br]We also see two patterns of girig tiles. [br][list][*]The grey lines match with a girih pattern and their decorative lines.[/*][*]The red lines match with a pattern of much greater girih tiles. [/*][/list]In followingapplet you can lay the tiles of both scales on the original drawing.

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