The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Part 1

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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon have long captured imaginations with stories of lush terraces rising high above the desert sands. But did they truly exist—or are they a beautiful myth? Tonight, explore the mystery, history, and enduri ...  Show more

A legendary, ancient architectural wonder, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the most famed wonders of the Ancient world. Described as being a luscious green space - likened to distant mountains, and fed by the Euphrates river, it's hard to know what was fact and what ...

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: afternoon birdsong 🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to 600 BCE, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern-day Iraq. We’ll use historical descriptions, myths and literature to re-imagine ...  Show more