In the Four Rivers Fountain, Gianlorenzo Bernini intended the obelisk to represent
a. the triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over the world's rivers.
b. Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III's defeat of Egypt.
c. the domination of the Roman Catholic Church over paganism.
d. the Roman Catholic Church's position as the center of the world.
Answer: a
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