Transcript The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (7 wonders)

The
Hanging
Gardens
of
Babylon
Written by Lin Donn
Illustrated by Phillip Martin
The Hanging Gardens
There was little argument
that the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon would be included
as a world wonder. It was on
nearly everyone’s list.
The thought of a huge and
magnificent garden, towering
300 feet above the desert
sands, appealed to the Greeks
sense of the incredible.
The Hanging Gardens
The Hanging Gardens were
supposedly built around 600
BCE, along the banks of the
Euphrates River in Babylon.
Constructed inside the palace
walls, the gardens were built
in a series of platforms, or
terraces, that created a
structure 400 feet long, 400
feet wide, and 380 feet high!
The Hanging Gardens
Wandering paths and a series of
steps connected the various
levels. The gardens were a
wonderland of greenery,
flowering plants, and waterfalls.
That alone would have greatly
impressed the ancient Greeks.
But a love story was attached
to the gardens that made them
even more interesting.
The Hanging Gardens
It was rumored that the king
King Nebuchadnezzar, ordered
the gardens built to honor his
queen.
The queen was homesick for
her land in the mountains. The
gardens were designed by the
king to make his queen feel
loved and welcomed in her
new land of Babylon.
The Hanging Gardens
No one knows if the love story
behind the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon is true, or if the
gardens ever really existed.
But it was a great story, and
the Greeks loved stories,
especially stories about war
and love.
Visit all Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World
Great Pyramid at Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse at Alexandria
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