.carousel-inner {
    height: 73vh;
    padding-bottom: 25%; /* this sets carousel aspect ratio (4:1 here) */
  }
  
  .carousel-item {
    position: absolute !important; /* Bootstrap is insistent */
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
  }
  
  .carousel-item img {
    border-radius: 12px;
    height: 100%; /* Bootstrap handles width already */
    object-fit: cover; /* or 'contain' if you want stretch instead of crop */
  }