History & Origins
This section traces the emergence of the Cairo tiling from its earliest known predecessors to its modern rediscovery. It brings together documentary evidence, historical sightings, and the individuals who shaped the pattern’s story — from a proposed seventeenth‑century Mughal jali to Ramzy Omar’s 1957 paving design and the later mathematical attention it attracted.
Includes pages such as:
Predecessors, such as a 17th‑Century Mughal Jali
Ramzy Omar—The 1957 Egyptian designer behind the modern paving
Martin Gardner Mystery Resolved—clarifying a long‑standing attribution puzzle
Bibliotheca Alexandrina—Historical pictures
Nile Co— The manufacturer
Page History. Created 18 May 2026
The page is part of a reorganisation attempt, with the material placed under six sections, replacing a pillar presentation