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Mathematics played and continues to play a special role in Islamic art and architecture. From patterns on carpets, to the decoration of mosques, design has a relationship that follows strict mathematical principles

Rosette medallion with names and titles of an Indian ruler. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The relationship of mathematics and art was recognized thousands of years ago, from the Early Bronze Age onwards, whether one is talking about the Egyptian pyramids, or the Greeks with their golden ratio. But mathematics played and continues to play a special role in Islamic art and architecture.

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