Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Ancients
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Nebuchadnezzar's Garden
Olaf-Pähtersson says the north palace was built by Nebuchadnezzar. It's just to the north of the south palace, which had been right up against the northern wall of the city. The excavations of that area have not been complete and due to erosion most of it has not been excavated or can be excavated. But then again, what are you going to look for? These terraces would probably just have been of mud brick, of dirt. So I think it would be very difficult to find them.
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