Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The rivers here, some scholars say, fed the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon and converged at the place described in the Bible as the Garden of Eden.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023
In a past column, I wrote of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the Hanging Gardens of 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
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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