The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the WorldBy Satyen Singh

Introduction: Basic Facts

• One of the seven ancient wonders of the world• Built by King Nebuchadnezzar II, along the banks

of the Euphrates river (south of the modern city of Baghdad, Iraq)

• 400 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 80 feet high• Supposed to be a truly amazing sight: A green,

leafy, artificial mountain rising off the desert plain• But the main question not really answered till today is whether they actually existed

Who was it built for??

• Built by King Nebuchadnezzar II • Built to make the king’s wife happy• Nebuchadnezzar’s wife-Amyitis was homesick• Amyitis was Medes’s daughter, who was a

king. She was married to the Babylonian king to create alliance between the two kingdoms

• Came from a green, rugged mountainous land• Did not like the dry land of Mesopotamia• Built to make her feel home

When was it built??

• Said to built around 600 B.C. by King Nebuchadnezzar II

• Less reliable alternate story suggest that the gardens were built by the Assyrian Queen, Semiramis in 810 B.C.

How was it built??

• Did not actually “hang” on cables and wires and ropes

• Name comes from the inaccurate translation of the Greek word kremastors or the Latin word pensilis, which meant not only hanging but overhanging like a balcony or terrace

Chain Pumps

• Though Babylon was a dry area, the hanging gardens were watered by the Euphrates River

• Chain pumps lifted the water into the air so it flowed through terraces watering plants on each level

Chain Pumps

• Chain pump consists of two large wheels, one on top of the other connected by a chain

• Below the bottom wheel is a pool with the water source

• As wheels turned, buckets scoop up water from the pool

• When the buckets get to the top, they overturn watering the plants

• Then the chain pumps repeat the process

What was it built out of??

• Terraces• Overhung Babylon• Made of slabs of stone that were covered with reed, asphalt, and tiles

• Soil was laid upon this with a thickness that was sufficient for the growth of great trees

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