Babylon - Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Time: 6th Century BC
Place: Babylon (Present-Day Iraq)
Details: Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture. They were described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks. It was said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon.
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1595 BC - Babylon (Present-Day Iraq)
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