Hanging Gardens of Babylon were called by the Greek historian and traveler Herodotus (ca. 484-425 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Greek tradition has it that is built by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC) for his wife Semiramis, hence are often called the gardens of Semiramis. Each of the seven terraces was probably a separate garden, while they formed a single whole.The outer edges of the terraces were covered with thousands of vines that curled toward the lower terraces, forming the seven gardens green, steep mountain with countless trees, hedges, shrubs and flowers. They looked as if it were hanging or floating in the air, hence the name-"hanging gardens". Water pumped from wells into many small channels that flow through all the terraces. There were small springs and waterfalls, and ponds were swimming ducks, chattering frogs, flying bees, butterflies and dragonflies.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon were called by the Greek historian and traveler Herodotus (ca. 484-425 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Greek tradition has it that is built by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC) for his wife Semiramis, hence are often called the gardens of Semiramis. Each of the seven terraces was probably a separate garden, while they formed a single whole.The outer edges of the terraces were covered with thousands of vines that curled toward the lower terraces, forming the seven gardens green, steep mountain with countless trees, hedges, shrubs and flowers. They looked as if it were hanging or floating in the air, hence the name-"hanging gardens". Water pumped from wells into many small channels that flow through all the terraces. There were small springs and waterfalls, and ponds were swimming ducks, chattering frogs, flying bees, butterflies and dragonflies.