During his vacation in Italy, Mark visited a famous novel written about in a guidebook....

During his vacation in Italy, Mark visited a famous novel written about in a guidebook. To his surprise, it was not a piece of literature but a historic building that locals referred to as "novel" because of its unique and innovative design for its time. Mark found the story behind the structure fascinating and spent hours exploring it.
In the text above, the word novel is used in different contexts. Based on the context, choose the correct alternative about the meaning of the term.