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Hanging Garden of Babylon

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon was one of the classic Seven Wonders of the World. It is thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. 


The gardens were built high above the ground on multi-level stone terraces and was therefore called hanging gardens. The plants were not rooted in the ground below like a traditional garden.


The most popular theory has it that the king Nebuchadnezzar II built these gardens to make his wife happy who was homesick for the plants and gardens of her homeland. 


Historians and archaeologists believe that the gardens did exist and natural calamities and erosion destroyed them over time.

Princy P. John

Princy P. John is a qualified Physicist, armed with a Bachelor of Science (Physics Hons.) from St. Stephens, Delhi University and a Masters in Physics. She is an integral part of the Science channel at Zigya and oversees Physics content for all classes. She taps onto the pulse of events happening globally on scientific platforms and brings value to Zigya with her knowledge, wit and resolve. Princy also provides key management updates of the editorial board and aids in the decision making process at Zigya. Follow her work at www.zigya.com

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  1. Jenny Jenny

    After seeing your photos, I am in love with this place, I have to go there
    Thanks for sharing it

  2. Kate Kate

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  3. Maya Maya

    Nicely presented information in this post, I prefer to read this kind of stuff. The quality of content is fine and the conclusion is good.Thanks for the post.

  4. Maria Maria

    Isn’t it too wonderful that this place is still alive and looking perfectly despite of no one taking care of it personally? Isn’t it a very gorgeous and magnificent scenery where you can celebrate the goodness of our Creator ?
    I’ve read something about Babylon, and it said that the place was cursed and no one could enter even the gates of it. But still this hanging garden is still in place and in fact, it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
    What an awesome place to go to!

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