Architect Julia Morgan was renowned for her meticulous integration of classical aesthetics with modern engineering. At Hearst Castle, she spent decades translating the client's grandiose visions into physical reality. She designed the Neptune Pool to evoke an ancient Roman temple, incorporating detailed classical elements that framed the water. This harmonious blend of historic style and structural innovation made the pool one of the most celebrated designs of her career.
The writer wants to revise the underlined portion of the third sentence (reproduced below) to provide the most specific, concrete visual detail that supports the claim that the Neptune Pool evokes an ancient Roman temple.
She designed the Neptune Pool to evoke an ancient Roman temple, incorporating detailed classical elements that framed the water.
Which of the following versions of the underlined portion best achieves this goal?
- Aincorporating detailed classical elements that framed the water
- placing fluted white marble colonnades and a sculpted temple facade around the shimmering blue waterCevap
- Cbuilding several large structures; which stood next to the pool's edge
- Dhaving designed ornamental parts, the pool area felt like it belonged in another era