%0 Journal Article %T Maniplexes: Part 1: Maps, Polytopes, Symmetry and Operators %A Steve Wilson %J Symmetry %D 2012 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/sym4020265 %X This paper introduces the idea of a maniplex, a common generalization of map and of polytope. The paper then discusses operators, orientability, symmetry and the action of the symmetry group. %K symmetry %K polytope %K maniplex %K map %K flag %K transitivity %U http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/4/2/265