Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Babylon was a rich and powerful ancient city along the Euphrates River where modernday Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is now located. Babylon had many beautiful buildings, and one of the most beautiful was the Hanging Gardens, which was a huge terraced building planted with every kind of tree and flower available in the kingdom. The Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylon from 605 to 526B.C. He built the hanging Gardens for his wife, who was homesick for her native country, Persia, which had hills, trees, flowers, and plants instead of desert. Although the Hanging Gardens no longer remains, this tremendous structure has become a legendary part of the heritage handed down through generations.

Kathryn

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