Why did the hanging garden suddenly disappear? What treasures did it leave behind?

When it comes to the kingdom of Babylon, people will definitely think of hanging gardens. So, if you go to Iraq, the hometown of the kingdom of Babylon today, can you still see the remains of the hanging garden?

The Mystery of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar

The builder of the Hanging Gardens was Nebuchadnezzar II, the monarch of the new kingdom of Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar II was born in 605 BC. He personally conquered the Jewish kingdom twice in 598 BC and 589 BC. In 586 BC, he captured Jerusalem and brought Jewish kings, nobles and ordinary residents to Babylon.

When he was in office, he built many magnificent buildings in China, including the Tower Temple in Marduk Temple and the Istanbul Gate, one of the gates of Babylon, which is famous for its tall, majestic and colorful glass brick reliefs.

In addition, he also built a hanging garden, which is known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and there is a romantic story behind it.

hanging garden

Although Nebuchadnezzar II fought in all directions all his life, he was very loyal to love. He married Amyitis, the princess of the Medes, as his queen. The princess was beautiful and won the king's favor. But as time went on, the princess became very sad. Nebuchadnezzar doesn't know why. The princess said, "my hometown is full of green mountains and green waters, and birds are singing and flowers are fragrant." And here is the endless plain of Babylon, and even a hill can't be found. How I long to see the mountains and winding paths in our hometown again! " So the princess is homesick.

Therefore, Nebuchadnezzar II ordered craftsmen to build a cascade garden in his palace according to the scenery of Mount Mitis, which was full of exotic flowers and herbs, and opened a quiet mountain path in the garden, with flowing water beside the path. The craftsmen also built a tower in the middle of the garden, which stood in the air. The wonderful garden scenery finally won the favor of the princess.

The most magical part of the hanging garden is the water supply system. Because there is not much rain in Babylon, and the ruins of the Hanging Garden are far away from the Euphrates River, irrigation has become the highlight of this garden. Through research, it is found that this water supply system is to tie several buckets to a chain belt and connect them with a wheel placed on the wall. When the wheel rotates once, the bucket will rotate with it, completing the whole process of lifting and pouring water. The slave kept pushing the handle with gears to transport the groundwater to the storage tank on the top floor and then return to the ground through the artificial river.

hanging garden

According to records, the hanging garden looks like a green mountain peak made of mud bricks, rising from the center of the city. Because the garden is higher than the palace wall, it feels that the whole imperial garden is hanging in the air, so it is called "hanging garden" and "hanging garden". Those who went to Babylon to worship, do business or travel in those days could see the golden roof shining in the sun from a distance.

However, with the demise of the kingdom of Babylon, it is regrettable that the "Hanging Garden", like other famous buildings of Babylonian civilization, has long been submerged in the rolling yellow sand. Now, the hometown of the kingdom of Babylon is in Iraq, so are there any remains of hanging gardens in Iraq?

It has been too long since the ruins of the hanging garden were discovered, so we can only try our best to restore the building according to historical records. During the period of 1978, the Iraqi government formulated and implemented the plan to build the ruins of Babylon, rebuilt the temple of Nynmak and the hanging garden on the ruins of Babylon and Baghdad, repaired the pale blue wall of the new ancient city with a height of several tens of meters, and reproduced the charm of the old city.

However, the completed hanging garden can only be restored according to sporadic historical records, which is far from the true original appearance. ?