What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?

a. a tornado
b. the Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis
c. columns from Solomon's Temple
d. columns from Djoser's funerary complex


Answer: c

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In the temple that might have been dedicated to Portunus, which of the following shows a Greek influence?

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