Nebuchadnezzar II was a ruler of Babylonia. He expanded his empire while building the city of Babylon into a wonder of the ancient world.
The city of Babylon was a wonder to the ancient world. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ‘The Hanging Garden’, survived here. This garden was built by king
Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled Babylonia. Nebuchadnezzar was the mighty king of the Babylonian empire between 605 and 562 BC. The hanging garden was believed to have been built for Nebuchadnezzar’s wife, as she missed the green hills and villages of her homeland. The garden was remarkable with its ascending series of tiered gardens that contained a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines.
Nebuchadnezzar’s building projects also included surrounding his capital city with a 16 kilometres long double wall, with an elaborate entry called the Ishtar Gate. He also built a port on the Persian Gulf. Nebuchadnezzar also built a grand palace that came to be known as “the Marvel of the Mankind”.