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What's the legend about the hanging garden?
The Hanging Garden, also known as the Hanging Garden, was founded in the 6th century BC and is known as one of eight wonders of the world. It is said that the hanging garden is built by three-dimensional gardening. The whole garden is made of asphalt and bricks and has its own unique irrigation system. Many exotic flowers and grasses are planted in the garden. Seen from a distance, it looks like a garden suspended in mid-air.

There are two theories about hanging gardens. BC 1 century, a Greek historian introduced in his book that the Hanging Garden was built by Semiramis, the queen of Assyria. Hanging gardens may really have their own gardens, but Semiramis is not real. She is the queen of Assyria in Greek legend. It is also said that when King Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, he married Amyitis, the daughter of the northern king Imiti. Miti is a mountainous country with dense forests and flowers. The princess who grew up here can't adapt to the life in Babylon where it hasn't rained for many years. Therefore, I have always missed the beautiful green hills in my hometown. Therefore, in order to alleviate the princess's mental pain, the king ordered the construction of this most magnificent and beautiful garden.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a German archaeologist discovered the ruins of Babylon. When excavating the ancient city, he dug up an unusual, semi-underground and almost rectangular building with an area of about 1 0,260 square meters. Each side is 120 meters long, and it is a balcony building, with heightening layers. There is a solid brick arch on each floor, which is covered with asphalt-cast slate, and then covered with two layers of cooked bricks, and then covered with a layer of lead plate to prevent water leakage. It consists of two rows of cabins, each with an average of only 6.6 square meters. There is a corridor between the two rows of cottages, which is symmetrically arranged and surrounded by tall and generous walls. A well with three sinks, one square and two ovals, was found in a hut in the west row. Its design fully embodies the wisdom of ancient garden designers. According to these, experts speculate that this may be the site of the "Hanging Garden".

But this is only scientists' speculation, which has not been confirmed. Many people who describe the Hanging Gardens have never actually been to Babylon, but only know that there is a magical and beautiful garden in the East. In fact, in the written records of Babylon, it is also a mystery, and there is no mention of the hanging garden. In addition, the so-called hanging garden does not mean that the garden is built in the air, but a garden with a "trapezoidal platform". In a word, the true face of the legendary "hanging garden" is still hidden in the fog of history.