The hanging gardens of babylon, also known as the Hanging gardens of semiramis, near present day al Hillah, Batil in Iraq, is considered one of the original seven wonders of the world. They wee built by nebuchadnezz ll aroung 600B.C .He is reported to have snstructed the gardens to please his sick wife, Anytis of media who longed for the trees and fragrant plants of her homeland persia. The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes ofter the 2nd centruy BCE.
