Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Americannoun
noun
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is the only one that is not known to have been destroyed, since it is not certain if it ever existed, or whether it was actually in Babylon.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2017
In Mr Blasim's own short story, a "Magical Generation" exports world-leading software from hi-tech domes which hark back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon described in ancient texts.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2016
The concrete shell of another complex, this one inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, was erupting from the plot next door.
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2015
“We decided to bring the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Manhattan.”
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2014
I hadn’t figured out how an applehead doll measured up to a pyramid or how a musical saw stacked up to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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