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That'd be a Sierpinski tetrahedron, but it's the same idea. I think it's pretty interesting that these were made about ten years before Sierpinski described th
by kmill 9y ago
That'd be a Sierpinski tetrahedron, but it's the same idea. I think it's pretty interesting that these were made about ten years before Sierpinski described the fractals, but then again the design appeared in mosaics from much earlier:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/52/98/75/529875deedb52ebe7adad4a29d4dea48.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/52/98/75/5298...
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/7b/7c/06/7b7c0653e7c82e33dddf7898e70baf2c.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/7b/7c/06/7b7c06...
- jlg23 9y agoWhere were those pictures taken?
- jszymborski 9y agoReverse google image sleuthing leads to a pinterest board[0] that alleges they are of the Cosmatesque style[1], which means they maybe originate from somewhere in medieval Italy? [0] https://www.pinterest.com/paulettecadic/pavements-des-cosmates/ https://www.pinterest.com/paulettecadic/pavements-des-cosmat... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmatesque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmatesque
- kmill 9y agoThanks for the sleuthing. I found them myself by searching for Cosmati mosaics, since Wikipedia mentions them in the article about the Sierpinski triangle. Captions for the two images: Francesco De Comité took this photograph in the Church Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, Civita Castellana - Santa Maria Maggiore - Motivo detto "setaccio di Sierpinski"