A rosette made of eight triangles
A figure with dihedral symmetry of type D4, obtained from a triangle by taking the eight triangles which result from rotations around a point of multiples of 90° and reflections with respect to four lines passing through the same point.
The image has been used in the book Il ritmo delle forme - The rhythm of the shapes .
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The image belongs to the sections...:
*4. (D4) (Symmetry)
(2D geometry)
Further information:
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