Photos of Patterns in the Alhambra

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The Alhambra has lots of patterns. The patters include examples of all 17 of the so-called “wallpaper groups,” all of the possible permutations one can make with a repeating pattern on a flat plane.


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Nasrid Art at the Alhambra

Nasrid Art at the Alhambra

What do all the Arabic writing and inscriptions mean?

What do all the Arabic writing and inscriptions mean?

Escher and the Alhambra

Escher and the Alhambra

Alhambra Pattern (4)

Alhambra Pattern (4)

Alabaster Ornamentation at the Alhambra

Alabaster Ornamentation at the Alhambra

Lusterware tiles at the Alhambra.

Lusterware tiles at the Alhambra.

Calligraphic inscriptions

Calligraphic inscriptions

Ornamental plasterwork at the Alhambra

Ornamental plasterwork at the Alhambra

Patterns in Courtyard of the Lions

Patterns in Courtyard of the Lions

Moorish ornamentation

Moorish ornamentation

Alhambra: translational symmetry

Alhambra: translational symmetry

Interlocking Patterns at the Alhambra

Interlocking Patterns at the Alhambra

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