Hanging Gardens of Babylon
I'm sure everyone has heard of the seven wonders of the world, but you may not have hear of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Among them include the Great Pyramid of Giza, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Rhodes, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which is what my blog is going to be about this week. There is a lot of conversation surrounding whether or not the Hanging Gardens existed.
They were said to be this beautiful haven built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his Consort Amyitis. He reigned as king during 605-562 BC, which is when the gardens were supposedly built. However, there is no archaeological evidence of its existence. Because of this it is unclear if the gardens were actually built, or just a poetic creation. In my opinion, the gardens never existed because the depictions of it make it seem like that could not have been built at that time. On top of that, there is no evidence showing it existed, and it is pretty much just an idea rather than a structure. If it existed, there would have been some evidence recovered, but there wasn't any which leads me to believe they never did.
For more information on the topic, check out the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQxaRrKH29Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon#Historical_existence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II
They were said to be this beautiful haven built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his Consort Amyitis. He reigned as king during 605-562 BC, which is when the gardens were supposedly built. However, there is no archaeological evidence of its existence. Because of this it is unclear if the gardens were actually built, or just a poetic creation. In my opinion, the gardens never existed because the depictions of it make it seem like that could not have been built at that time. On top of that, there is no evidence showing it existed, and it is pretty much just an idea rather than a structure. If it existed, there would have been some evidence recovered, but there wasn't any which leads me to believe they never did.
For more information on the topic, check out the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQxaRrKH29Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon#Historical_existence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II
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