Girih
Also known as girih sāzī
thumb|upright=1.2|Girih pattern with inlaid floral decoration from :en:Shah-i-Zinda|Shah-i-Zinda in [[Samarkand, Uzbekistan]]
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Early Islamic forms
- Construction
- Compass and straight edge
- Polygons in contact
- Girih tiles
- Two-level design
- Aperiodicity
- The Topkapı Scroll
- Templates
- Girih in varied materials
- Applications
- On windows
- On domes
- On walls
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
thumb|upright=1.2|Girih pattern with inlaid floral decoration from :en:Shah-i-Zinda|Shah-i-Zinda in [[Samarkand, Uzbekistan]]
Girih (, "knot", also written gereh) are decorative Islamic geometric patterns used in architecture and handicraft objects, consisting of angled lines that form an interlaced strapwork pattern.