Borromean rings, rosettes and mosaics
These windows in Corso Magenta in Milan are characterized by the scheme of the Borromean rings at the centre; the whole figure is an example of rosette with dihedral symmetry D3 and the grillwork contains a pattern of type 632.
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The image belongs to the sections...:
*3. (D3) (Symmetry)
632 (p6) (Symmetry)
Knots in the city and outside the city (Topology)
In the city center (From the exhibitions of matematita)
Doors and windows (Anthology of images)
Doors and windows (Symmetry)
Further information:
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