Did the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Actually Ever Exist?

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The Pyramids of Giza. The Pharos of Alexandria. The Colossus of Rhodes. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia. The Mausoleum at Halicanarnassus. These are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, celebrated for millennia as the greatest architectural achievements of antiquity. Sadly, today only one of the original wonders - the Pyramids of Giza - are still standing, the rest having long ago crumbled to ruins. But while one can still visit many of these ruins and ponder their former magnificence, one ancient wonder remains frustratingly elusive: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Despite more than a century of searching, no trace of this enigmatic structure has ever been found. So what were the Hanging Gardens? What made them so special? Did they actually exist - and, if so, what happened to them? Let’s find out as we delve into the history and mystery of the missing Seventh Wonder.

Author: Gilles Messier
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila