Wonders of the Ancient World, Walls of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one of the Wonders that may have been purely legendary. The gardens were said to have been destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC. Color-enhanced etching of the Walls of Babylon from the series: The Seven Wonders of the World (plate 4) by Antonio Tempesta, 1610

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