The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Now we will move onto the lush gardens of Babylon, now near present Babil, Iraq. In the ancient city of Babylon, it was said that King Nebuchadnezzar built this huge and wondrous marvel for his homesick Queen from Persia that missed all of the beauty. His wife and love, Queen Amytis of Media was overly pleased with what her husband had built her and admired the spectacle. It was said to be over 100 feet long, and over 75 feet high. Although, the Gardens measurements were lost over time and the exact position of the whole building, many researchers and historians have been able to figure out a close point of were it might have stood. Now in this lush garden, there were over tons of exotic flowers, trees, and shrubs. Inside and all around the step like building was a huge watering pipe that watered each and every level of the garden. Inside of the gardens were huge water fountains, and a zoo with some exotic animals. The designer of the gardens,Ashmawy, wanted the great big pipes that ran from the river to run and propel the self irrigating garden. One of the greatest features to the garden was the great big wells of water that would help the gardeners water daily The garden had such a good watering system, that the trees and flowers grew all year round and practically grew into the concrete building of the gardens. Some of the trees branched high off the side of the gardens and grew with great strength. As you can see in the picture, the gardens was close to the river and all of the passerbyers that came through the city marveled at the large creation done by the king. The spectacle was so marvelous, many Greek writers would refer to the gardens as a modern "city jungle". Think if you were homesick from your native homeland, like Queen Amytis, what would cheer you up? Would a huge self watering garden make you happy? Think of a neat building or some type of monument that would help cheer you up to remember your hometown.