What feature or description characterizes Christopher Wren's design for St. Paul's Cathedral?

a. elaborate Italian baroque decoration
b. use of an encircling monumental colonnade
c. the strong influence of absolutist France
d. compromise between native English and continental elements


Answer: d

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