oct 17, 605 BC - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Description:

The wife of King Nebuchadnezzar II was originally from Media, a lush mountainous region. Due to her pining for her homeland, her husband built her a huge ziggurat, covered with plants and trees. Although not in existence anymore, it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and was excacated when Robert Koldewey uncovered Babylon beween 1899-1913