Everything about The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon totally explained
The
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the
Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) (near present-day
Al Hillah in
Iraq, formerly
Babylon) are considered one of the original
Seven Wonders of the World. They were built by
Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his wife,
Amytis of Media, who longed for the trees and fragrant plants of her homeland. The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BCE.
The lush Hanging Gardens are extensively documented by
Greek historians such as
Strabo and
Diodorus Siculus. Through the ages, the location may have been confused with gardens that existed at
Nineveh, since tablets from there clearly show gardens. Writings on these tablets describe the possible use of something similar to an
Archimedes' screw as a process of raising the water to the required height.
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