Category:Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Articles related to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 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, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. The Hanging Gardens' name is derived from the Greek word κρεμαστός (kremastós, lit. 'overhanging'), which has a broader meaning than the modern English word "hanging" and refers to trees being planted on a raised structure such as a terrace.
Pages in category "Hanging Gardens of Babylon"
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
- Babylon
- Babylonian art and architecture
- Buildings and structures destroyed in the 1st century
- Former buildings and structures in Iraq
- Garden design history
- Gardens in Iraq
- Hanging gardens
- Lost buildings and structures
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Nineveh
- Semiramis
- Sennacherib
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Terraced gardens