The Myth of the Hanging Gardens

For centuries, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon graced lists of the Seven Wonders with lush terraces cascading over city walls. Yet no Babylonian source ever mentions them, and archaeologists have never unearthed definitive remains. That absence has led many scholars to argue that the Gardens might be pure myth, or perhaps the legend's roots lie elsewhere, misattributed over time.

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