what is the hanging gardens?

Answer 1

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC.

The lush Hanging Gardens are extensively documented by Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus, but otherwise there is little evidence for their existence. In fact, there are no Babylonian records of any such gardens having existed. Some (circumstantial) evidence gathered at the excavation of the palace at Babylon has accrued, but does not completely substantiate what look like fanciful descriptions.

Through the ages, the location may have been confused with gardens that existed at Nineveh, since tablets from there clearly show gardens. Writings on these tablets describe the possible use of something similar to an Archimedes' screw as a process of raising the water to the required height.

Answer 2

There is little if any real evidence outside scholar sources that denote the Gardens ever existed. What's amazing is that Nebuchadnezzar despite having documented his rule heavily never mentioned the gardens. Herodotus, writing about Babylon closest in time to Nebuchadnezzar II, does not mention the Hanging Gardens in his Histories. A recent theory proposes that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually constructed by the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Sennacherib could bring the water into his garden at a high level because it was sourced from further up the mountains. But again little evidence exists. Like most of the Ancient wonders, they've either been pillaged or destroyed in natural disaster.

Answer 3

Located on the East Bank of the Euphrates about 50 miles south of Baghdad. A little history - The Babylonian kingdom flourished under the rule of the famous King, Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC). It was not until the reign of Naboplashar (625-605 BC) of the Neo-Babylonian dynasty that the Mesopotamian civilization reached its ultimate glory. His son, Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) is credited for building the legendary Hanging Gardens. It is said that the Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar to please his wife or concubine who had been "brought up in Media and had a passion for mountain surroundings". Below is a web site with more information on the topic. Happy Reading.

Answer 4

According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the nations. The land she came from, though, was green, rugged and mountainous, and she found the flat, sun-baked terrain of the Mesopotamia (a region of southwest Asia) depressing. The king decided to recreate her homeland by building an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
The Hanging Gardens probably did not really "hang" in the sense of being suspended from cables or ropes. The name comes from an inexact translation of the Greek word kremastos or the Latin word pensilis, which means not just "hanging” but "overhanging," as in the case of a terrace or balcony.

Answer 5

Hanging Garden,

Suppose to be build by King Nebuchadnezzar. In his time, Babylon was the largest city on earth (minus cities in China), and the most powerful one in that region.

History has it that King's wife is from Persia area, which is more hilly, and have more mountian. Legend has it that his wife miss the mountain green very much, and King have his servants build a large building filled with trees and flowers and all kinds of plants.

So from the queen's window, she can look at the man-made mountian and remembered Persia. Thus she will not be so home sick.

Answer 6

More appropriately, what were the Hanging gardens, as they no longer exist.

Answer 7

its a wonder of the world...its also the Hanging Gardens of Babylon...located somewhere at Iraq...or formerly known as Mesopotamia

Answer 8

Large bowls filled with plants held in the air by chains and scaffolding!

Answer 9

it could be seen in Babelon. During the reign of King Nabuchadnezer. one of the wonders of the ancient world

Answer 10

they are a group of beatiful garderns that our very old and nice. Although i'm not sure where they are located