Of course, the Hanging garden in Babylon has never hung in the air, and the origin of this name is only because people have replaced the original additional word with "hanging", which is the result of mistranslation of the Greek word "outstanding" and the Latin word "pensilis".
For thousands of years, "Hanging Garden" has a beautiful legend. King Nebuchadrezzar II of new Babylon (reigned from 605 BC to 562 BC) married Princess m m at the end of Curtis as the queen. The beautiful lovely princess won the king's favor. However, with the passage of time, the sad princess gradually became healthy. I don't know why. The princess said, "There are emeralds and colorful plants on my mountain. And here is the endless Babylonian plain, and even a hill can't be found. How I long to see the winding mountain road in our hometown! " So the princess got homesick. Therefore, Nebuchadnezzar II asked craftsmen to build step-by-step gardens in his palace according to the scenery of Mount Meade, with dense plants planted on them, and opened up a quiet garden mountain road with a gurgling stream on the roadside. They also built a tower in the central garden, which stood in the air. The intricate landscape of nature finally won the princess's favor. Because the garden is higher than the city wall, it feels like a royal garden hanging in the air, so it is called "hanging garden", sometimes called "hanging garden". People who go to Babylon for worship, business or tourism every year can see the golden roof of the tower of the sky shining in the sun from a distance. Therefore, in the 2nd century A.D., Greek scholars listed the phrase "Hanging Garden" as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" after tasting famous buildings and sculptures from all over the world. Since then, the "Hanging Garden" has become famous.
Unfortunately, the "Hanging Gardens" and Babylonian civilization, like other famous buildings, have disappeared in the rolling yellow sand. We must understand that the "hanging garden" can only be discovered through historical records of later generations and modern archaeological excavations.
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When it comes to Babylonian civilization, the first thing that people talk about and think about is the "hanging garden". It is considered as one of the seven wonders of the world.
Of course, the hanging gardens in Babylon have never hung in the air. The origin of this name is purely due to people's misinterpretation of the Greek word "kremastos" and the Latin word "pensilis", which originally meant "hanging" and "protruding".
For thousands of years, there has been a beautiful and touching legend about "Hanging Garden". The new king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC), married the princess of the Medes. 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. So 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 it. The craftsmen also built a tower in the middle of the garden, which stood in the air. The exquisite garden scenery finally won the favor of the princess. 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. Therefore, by the 2nd century AD, Greek scholars listed the "Hanging Garden" as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" when evaluating famous buildings and sculptures around the world. Since then, the "Hanging Garden" has become more famous.
Regrettably, the "Hanging Garden", like other famous buildings of Babylonian civilization, has long been lost in the rolling yellow sand. We can only understand the "hanging garden" through historical records of later generations and modern archaeological excavations.