The hanging

gardens of
Babylon

Presented by
Jose Duarte

How they born?

The origin of the doubt on the veracity of the

Hanging Gardens of Babylon arises when at
the moment of developing the list of the
Seven Wonders of the World , during the
fourth century BC, Babylon was already in
ruins. From that point historians and
archaeologists handle two possible hypothesis
or theories about its construction.

First hypothesis

-The first hypothesis is that the Hanging

Gardens of Babylon were built by
Nebuchadnezzar II ( king during the NeoBabylonian Empire ) as a gift for his wife in the
sixth century BC.
-This hypothesis is also the most renowned
one

Second hypothesis

The second hypothesis -based on a legend

awarded the work of this wonder of the
Assyrian Queen Semiramis or Shammuramat ,
during the ninth century BC.
Theres no concret evidence that check the
existence of the gardens .