• The hanging gardens of Babylon were next to the Euphrates River about 50km from Baghdad, Iraq.
• The gardens were planned and constructed by Hammurabi.
• The garden area was approximately 16 square plethras.
• Nebucanezzer II was given credit for having this fascinating wonder built.
• He built the gardens to please his wife.
• The gardens span an area of 400 by 400 ft. And they stand 80 ft. high.
• "Kremastos" is a Greek word for "overhanging." But the gardens never really hung. They just looked like they did because of the trraced balconies. See the picture below.

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