... engineered to perfection. Rather than building walls around the lake, the engineers designed the foundation to sit on the clay bed of the lake, nearly 25' below the ground level with drains built under the entire circumference of the foundation, as well as drains throughout the entire area inside the Colosseum spaced every 12'. The drains led to pipes and eventually into the storm drain system that Rome was famous for. ... bricks, polished and carved out the pillars and places statues of gods/goddesses or emperor, while bronze shields were placed in between the arches and on the walls....

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