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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