The hanging gardens of Babylon are one of the great seven wonders of the Ancient world. They were built on the banks of the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia on a Ziggurat. They were not built on the Tower of Babel as you may think. They were most likely built under King Nebuchadnezzar II’s commands who ruled over the Babylonians for his wife who was very homesick.

The gardens were thought to have been built in 600 B.C., but the gardens may never have even existed. The only way we know about the gardens is from artist’s pictures and poet poems, we also think we may have found a wall.

Thousands of workers were needed to make this great tower. The water from the Euphrates River was pumped up to water the plants and then drained down into the river. This was done with a very intricate pulley system. The gardens did not really hang but were built on terraces. Some of the plants may have been Fruit trees and Palm trees. And they were arranged to look like Nebuchadnezzar II’s wife’s homeland.

Documentation internet:

http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id14.html

http://i-cias.com/e.o/mesopotamia.htm

http://faculty.mdc.edu/jmcnair/joe2pages/Mesopotamia%20Kings%20List.htm

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/gardens.html

Documentation books:

Mesopotamia Kids discover

Warriors and Seafares from 1500-5000bc

US borne picture world history