Math Photo: Door Detail
This door detail from the Quinta de Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal caught my eye.
Maybe because it put me in mind of the Mandelbrot set.
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Math Photo: A Most Mathematical Building
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2 Comments
Alan · September 26, 2011 at 6:49 pm
It does have a resemblance. Perhaps math is the origin of architecture design these days? Let me rethink that vague statement.
MrHonner · September 26, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Well, I have a feeling that the scrolling on that door precedes knowledge of the Mandelbrot set by several hundred years, so these days are more likely those days.