Friday, January 30, 2015

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

This beautiful engraving made sometime in the 19th century depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon. If you look you will notice the fabled Tower of Babel in the background. Nobody finished construction of this tower, also known as a Ziggurat. 

Image credit: Public Domain
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