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No river flowed by the hanging gardens, there was a waterway done to bring water to the garden.
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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 laid. Only crumbling mud brick can be seen today.
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When was Hanging Gardens of Mumbai created?
Hanging Gardens of Mumbai was created in 1881.
Was the hanging gardens of Babylon really hanging?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were not really hanging in the sense that they were hanging from the Gardens upside down or anything, they actually were more draped as they grew, over the sides of the trellises and planters.
Who was responsible for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
king Nebuchadnezzar was responsable for the hanging gardens of babylon
What were the Hanging Gardens a series of?
the hanging gardens are a giant pillar of stone, hanging from the ceiling of a giant cave. The whereabouts of this cave are unknown.
What different types of knowledge and skills would babylonians need to build the hanging gardens?
The babylonians built hanging gardens to terraced gardens.
Did the Roman or the hanging gardens of Babylon have the first reversed water system?
The gardens had waterways to get water to the gardens as the roman did.
How did the hanging gardens get their water?
i peed in the shower
What was the population in the hanging gardens?
the hanging gardens population is unknown... it is unknown because it was never found (hanging gardens)
What can you do at the hanging gardens of Babylon?
what kind of stuff was there at the hanging gardens
Are the hanging gardens of Babylonia really hanging gardens?
YES!
Where did the hanging gardens get there water?
It came from the precipitation in clouds when becoming run off then evaporating into a hanging garden
How did the waterways work in the hanging gardens of Babylon?
they used a water pump
What was the terrain in the hanging gardens?
the hanging gardens had a lot of gardens (obviously) but it is unknown if there were any mountains.
How did the hanging gardens of Babylon get water?
camels and elephants and they climbed up to the top of the palace with big water supplies on their backs, and poured the water into a big hole. there where pipes every where that led to the hanging gardens, and the people would open the gates, and late out some water to the hanging gardens.
How old are the hanging gardens of Babylon?
The Hanging Gardens were built in 605 BCE.
When was Hanging Gardens of Mumbai created?
Hanging Gardens of Mumbai was created in 1881.
What river is surrounding The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
The Mississippi River is surronding The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
