On the interior of the dome for San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Borromini creates a floating, levitating sensation by:
a. adding hidden windows at the base.
b. leaving an oculus open to the sky.
c. actually stretching the dome high upward.
d. all of these.
e. none of these.
Answer: a
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