The terrain drops abruptly on this side of the Forum so builders needed to construct a high retaining wall. To decorate this relatively unsightly wall, the Forum planners created a shrine to the water gods, typical in the Celtiberian world, that covered the upper half of the retaining wall. A fountain covered the lower part of the wall, and below them were some shops. Their roofs served as part of an elongated terrace at a lower level. This way of taking advantage of the difficult topography provided the city with a large balcony over part of the streets and over one of the cliffs.
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