Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This hand-colored engraving by 16th century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck
Depicts the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Technically, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, probably built the gardens in about 600 BC
As a consolation to his Median wife who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.
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