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WHAT DOES HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one whose location has not been definitely established. Traditionally they were said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. The Babylonian priest Berossus, writing in about 290 BC and quoted later by Josephus, attributed the gardens to the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. There are no extant Babylonian texts which mention the gardens, and no definitive archaeological evidence has been found in Babylon. According to one legend, Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens for his Median wife, Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland. He also built a grand palace that came to be known as 'The Marvel of the Mankind'. Because of the lack of evidence it has been suggested that the Hanging Gardens are purely legendary, and the descriptions found in ancient Greek and Roman writers including Strabo, Diodorus Siculus and Quintus Curtius Rufus represent a romantic ideal of an eastern garden.

Definition of Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the English dictionary

The definition of Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the dictionary is gardens, probably planted on terraces of a ziggurat: one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Translation of «Hanging Gardens of Babylon» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

巴比伦空中花园
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Jardines Colgantes de Babilonia
570 millions of speakers

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाबुल के हैंगिंग गार्डन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حدائق بابل المعلقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Висячие сады Семирамиды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Jardins Suspensos da Babilônia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাবিলনের ঝুলন্ত উদ্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jardins suspendus de Babylone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hängende Gärten von Babylon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バビロンのハンギングガーデンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바빌론 의 교수형 정원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Vườn treo Babylon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாபிலோனின் தோட்டங்களை தொங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅबिलोनच्या बागा उद्यान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Babil´in Asma Bahçeleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Giardini pensili di Babilonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wiszące Ogrody Babilonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Висячі сади Семіраміди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gradinile Suspendate din Babilon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κρεμαστοί Κήποι της Βαβυλώνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hangende tuine van Babilon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Babylons hängande trädgårdar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Babylons hengende hager
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON»

Discover the use of Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hanging Gardens of Babylon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive ...
In this remarkable volume Stephanie Dalley, a world expert on ancient Babylonian language, gathers for the first time all the material on this enigmatic World Wonder.
Stephanie Dalley, 2013
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Seven Wonders Ancient World
2 IRVING L. FINKEL IT MUST be admitted at the outset that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, although famed far and wide as one of the celebrated Seven Wonders of the World, have never been conclusively identified nor, indeed, has their ...
Peter A. Clayton, Martin J. Price, 2013
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The Best of The Growing Edge International, 2000-2005: ...
expand urban rooftop micro-farming from the romantic and often fuzzy ideas associated with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon into an “off-the-shelf” technological reality for the world's current and future food needs. an Organic model The ...
New Moon Publishing, Incorporated, Growing Edge, 2005
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Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To ...
New research, however, indicates the hanging gardens of Babylon were actually at the palace garden of Sennacherib located at Nineveh, also known at the time ( ca. 700 B.C.) as Old Babylon. It was one of Sennacherib's re-creations of ...
Vernon N. Kisling, 2000
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Achaemenid Studies
... (Oeconomicus 4.20) of Cyrus' Sardis paradeisos (they are not the only possible source of the numerous pleasant smells mentioned by the Greek author84); Philo mentions flowers in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but passingly and alone ...
Christopher Tuplin, 1996
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Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives
Among these were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The earliest surviving mention of these gardens is around 270 B.C.E. by the Babylonian author Berossus: He wrote of a palace built by Nebuchadrezzar II in just fifteen days, in which a ...
Jane McIntosh, 2005
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Streams of Civilization: Earliest Times to the Discovery of ...
The prophet Daniel probably walked through this gate. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were dedicated to Nebuchadnezzar's wife,. Sunset of Mesopotamian influence 101.
Mary Stanton, Albert Hyma, 2007
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Successful Hydroponics: 21st Century Technology for ...
3.1.1 The Hanging gardens of Babylon Many gardening writers suggest that the famous Hanging gardens of Babylon were in fact elaborate hydroponic systems, • • • • in which fresh water, rich in oxygen, and further enriched Chapter 3. History ...
Gerhardus Venter, 2010
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Ancient Civilizations: 20 Fun, Web-Based Activities with ...
The grand Ishtar Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were among its most famous sites. DOING THE ACTIVITY 1. Find out what students know about ancient Babylon. Ask if they've ever heard of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Edie Evans, 2002
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The Saturday Magazine
2. The Walls of Babylon. 3. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 4. The Pharos of Alexandria. 5. The Temple of Diana, at Ephesus. 6. The Colossus of Rhodes. 7. The Tomb of Mausolus. It must not, however, be concealed, that the descriptions of ...
‎1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON»

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On the main street In downtown Port Angeles, an urban and …
Aquaponics is an ancient practice used by the Aztecs, the Chinese and the keepers of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The University of the ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
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Hydro harvest: Lawndale man find success with hydro-farming
This is not a new technology – One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, was believed to be a ... «Gaston Gazette, Jul 15»
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Wolseley 6/80 Review
The sight through the split windscreen along the imposing bonnet is akin to rounding a corner and finding the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
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Litter, louts and lobsters: An alternative guide to the Ulster summer
As with the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, marvel at how this shaky structure manages to remain intact despite ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Green roof a home's crowning glory
As legend has it, King Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife, Amytis, who longed for the terrain of her childhood ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
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China builds paradise of veggie gardens & cute female soldiers in …
Calling to mind the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with rows and rows of plants from every province in China, all tended over by ... «Shanghaiist, Jun 15»
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Ancient tablets reveal life of exiled Jews in Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar, a powerful ruler famed for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world), came to ... «Evangelical Focus, Jun 15»
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Exclusive to Alsumaria footage of booby-trapped car entering …
The design of this hotel was inspired by the hanging gardens of Babylon and the famous Ishtar Gate. Two explosion took place yesterday May ... «Alsumaria TV, May 15»
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By The Rivers Of Babylon
They had arrived unwillingly, courtesy of Nebuchadnezzar, who rebuilt Babylon and is credited with the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the ... «The Jewish Week, Apr 15»
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There are Seven Wonders of the North East World - which is best?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. Even though there is no proof that they actually ... «ChronicleLive, Mar 15»

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