Hanging Gardens of Babylon

American  

noun

1. ornamental gardens planted on the terraces of the ziggurats of ancient Babylon.

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon British  

noun

1. (in ancient Babylon) gardens, probably planted on terraces of a ziggurat: one of the Seven Wonders of the World

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Example Sentences

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

In 2012, she installed a work, “Hanging Garden in Ink,” with plants painted black, based on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 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