Hanging Gardens of Babylon or Hanging Gardens of Ninewa A Comparative Study of Their Landscape Spatial Characteristics

Hanging gardens of Babylon is one of seven wonders of the Ancient World. It ismentioned that these gardens were constructed at the ancient city of Babylon byNebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. The gardens were mentioned inthe Roman and Greek historians writings and descriptions of height were given. Thegardens were surrounded by a strong wall with stadiums connected with stairssurrounded by arches and filled with trees and flowers. The gardens were irrigated fromEuphrates through manmade pumps. There are no cuneiform texts mentioning thesegardens, however, they are the only wonder based on these legendary information. Onthe contrary, some archeologists states the hanging gardens are within Ninewaarchaeological location in Kuyunjik hell, near the Sennacherib and Ashurbanipalpalaces based on scenes of a garden constructed on a column of arches drawn on a tabletand other cuneiform texts in Ninewa. The current study is comparing the data of bothlocations and reviewing the available information in addition to providing moreevidences to support the existence of hanging gardens in Ninewa. This is done throughexamining the spatial characteristics of the two locations from a landscape perspective.