Octagon - Uses of Octagons

Uses of Octagons

• Umbrellas often have an octagonal outline.

• The famous Bukhara rug design incorporates an octagonal "elephant's foot" motif.

• The street & block layout of Barcelona's Eixample district is based on non-regular octagons

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  Vichy Pastilles, octagon-shaped candies.

• Janggi uses octagonal pieces.

• Japanese lottery machines often have octagonal shape.

• Stop sign used in English-speaking countries, as well as in most European countries