Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Gardens of Semiramis, 20th century interpretation
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC (present Iraq). However, there is doubt as to whether they ever physically existed.
The Hanging Gardens are extensively documented by Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus, but otherwise there is little evidence for their existence. Some (circumstantial) evidence gathered at the excavation of the palace at Babylon has been accrued, but does not completely substantiate what look like fanciful descriptions.
Hanging Garden, Assyrian interpretation
