One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. It is called "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon''.
That is correct. It was built for his wife Amytis the Mede. She was Persia and she didn't like the dessert.
The hanging gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
In Babylon
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
His wife's name was Amytis who was from Medo-Persia. He built the hanging gardens of Babylon for her.
Babylon (near present-day Al Hillah in Iraq)
The hanging gardens of Babylon were built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. She missed her life in the mountains where she was from, and he built it to remind her of her life in the mountains.
Nebuchadnezzar's famous terraced gardens were built in Babylon.
There were several kings with that name. Nebuchadnezzar 2 was a king of the ancient Babylon civilization. Nebuchadnezzar 2 was the king referred to in the Bible. This Nebuchadnezzar is credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. He built it to remind his wife of her homeland. His wife was Amyitis (Amytis). She was from Medis (Media) in Persia. The Median Empire was an allie of the Babylonian Empire, and was located in what is now North-Eastern Iran.
They were built in Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar's wife, Amytis, missed her green homeland, Medes. Since he did not want her to leave (like any good husband would) build her the hanging gardens in Babylon. They were also regarded as one of the ancient wonders of the world.
Babylon
They were built in Babylon.
It was built in Babylon.
King Nebuchadnezzar
In Babylon
Babylon
Babylon