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Babylon Essay

"The approach to the Garden sloped like a hillside and the several
parts of the structure rose from one another tier on tier... On all
this, the earth had been piled... and was thickly planted with trees
of every kind that, by their great size and other charm, gave
pleasure to the beholder... The water machines [raised] the water in
great abundance from the river, although no one outside could see
it."
Diodorus Siculus


Fruits and flowers... Waterfalls... Gardens hanging from the palace
terraces... Exotic animals... This is the picture of the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon in most people's minds. It may be...

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