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    A Lost Wonder of the Ancient World
    A Lost Wonder of the Ancient World
    The ancient city of Babylon was once the center of a mighty empire that ruled over Mesopotamia. But among its many wonders, one stood out: the Hanging Gardens.
    Descriptions in classical literature

    There are five principal writers whose descriptions of Babylon exist in some form today. These writers concern themselves with the size of the Hanging Gardens, their overall design and means of irrigation, and why they w… See more

    Historical existence

    It is unclear whether the Hanging Gardens were an actual construction or a poetic creation, owing to the lack of documentation in contemporaneous Babylonian sources. There is also no mention of … See more

    Identification with Sennacherib's gardens at Nineveh

    Oxford scholar Stephanie Dalley has proposed that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually the well-documented gardens constructed by the Assyrian king Sennacherib (reigned 704 – 681 BC) for his palace at … See more

    Plants

    The gardens, as depicted in artworks, featured blossoming flowers, ripe fruit, burbling waterfalls and terraces exuberant with rich foliage. Based on Babylonian literature, tradition, and the environmental characterist… See more

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