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Herodotus was the first author to give a full description of the Hanging Gardens. According to him, the gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife Amytis happy because she didn't like the Babylonian desert. She had lived in Persia, which had many plants and fountains. It was about 350 feet tall and was covered with trees, flowers, lawns, plants, fountains, pools, and miniature water falls. It had every kind of plant available in the kingdom. It was made of mud brick and stone, a series of terraces, one on top of the other. The plants couldn't survive without water, so they had to pump water from the Euphrates River to flow down through channels to the plants.
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Reading Herodotus' description, you'll see that what he described was Babylon itself. If you try to sketch out the city plan as he describes it, it can be done. What's more, it's pretty accurate in relation to archaeological maps. In the plan below, Herodotus' Temple of Zeus Belos is the central and above it is his King's Palace where we'd look for the Hanging Gardens. In the early 1900's German archaeologist, Robert Koldewey traced the area where the Hanging Gardens of Babylon had been layed. Only crumbling mud brick can be seen today.
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∙ 10y agoHistorians agree that it was a beatiful place but no one could see it now because it was destroed in the great Babylon earthquake.
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How was hanging gardens of Babylon built?
Near present day Iraq. The gardens are presumed to have been located on or near the east bank of the River Euphrates, about 31 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A more recent theory proposes that the gardens were actually constructed in the city of Nineveh, on the bank of the river Tigris. It is possible that through the ages, the location of the Hanging Gardens may have been confused with gardens that existed at the city of Nineveh, since tablets from the place clearly show gardens.
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Why were the hanging gardens of Babylon considered one of the 7 wonders of the world?
Because it is wonderful.
Which is the oldest of the 7 wonders of the world?
Why one, and not all seven? The Pyrimids of Egypt, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Pharos of Alexandria, and The Colossus of Rhodes.
What is the old wonder of the world?
There were 7 wonders of the ancient world. They were the Great Pyramid of Giza, which still stands. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria are the rest.
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The seven wonders included: 1. Pyramid of Giza. 2. Hanging garden of Babylon. 3. Statue of Zeus ay Olympia. 4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. 5. Maosoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus. 6. Colossus of Rhodes. 7. Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Name of 7 wounders?
The name of the 7 Wonders of the World are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statute of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Ancient 7 wonders of the world?
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The Colossus of Rhodes The Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
How was hanging gardens of Babylon built?
Near present day Iraq. The gardens are presumed to have been located on or near the east bank of the River Euphrates, about 31 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A more recent theory proposes that the gardens were actually constructed in the city of Nineveh, on the bank of the river Tigris. It is possible that through the ages, the location of the Hanging Gardens may have been confused with gardens that existed at the city of Nineveh, since tablets from the place clearly show gardens.
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Some accomplishments of the Chaldeans were: the sun dial, and the 7 day week. Chaldea is acually neo babalonia or new babylon, so they still had the hanging gardens, which are also an achievement.
What is the latest 7 wonders of the world?
Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Statue of Zeus at Olympia Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse of Alexandria
7 wonders in the world?
1.Great Pyramid of Giza 2.Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3.Statue of Zeus at Olympia 4.Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5.Colossus of Rhodes 6.Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 7.Lighthouse of Alexandria
