Through the ages, the location of the Hanging Gardens may have been confused with gardens that existed at Nineveh, since tablets from there clearly show gardens. Some circumstantial evidence gathered at the excavation of the palace at Babylon has accrued, but does not substantiate the apparently fanciful descriptions of ancient writers. However, these are not eyewitness accounts, and there is little first-hand evidence of their existence. The lush Hanging Gardens were extensively documented by Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus. The image of the gardens is impressive not only for its beauty, but also for the engineering feat of supplying the massive, raised gardens with soil and water. They were said to have been built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 B.C.E. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) are considered one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World.

The Tower of Babel is visible in the background. A sixteenth century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon by Martin Heemskerck.

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