The Grand Shrine of Ise is typical of Shinto architecture because __________.
A. it is a reliquary pagoda that houses the kami and their relics
B. its main temple was used for ceremonial worship by the local community
C. of the wooden piles that raise the building off the ground
D. it is a solid dome-shape structure that references a sacred mountain
Answer: C
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