The major axis of a central-plan church, such as the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, is:
A. octagonal.
B. rectilinear.
C. vertical.
D. diagonal.
E. horizontal.
C
The octagonal floor plan in San Vitale is a departure from the standard cross plan in Western churches, but the major axis is vertical, from floor to dome, or symbolically from earth to the vault of the heaven.
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