What is the art historical significance of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Monday, September 28th, 2009 at
11:59 am
I need to know the the historical significance the Hanging Gardens have made towards art?
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it was one of the original seven wonders of the world.They were built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BCE. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his wife, Amytis of Media, who longed for the trees and fragrant plants of her homeland. The gardens were destroyed in an earthquake after the 1st century BCE.